self-attention

English

From self- +‎ attention.

self-attention (uncountable)

(machine learning) A form of attention (machine learning method) where input sequence is compared with itself, i.e. the keys and queries are the same.
Antonym: cross-attention
(psychology) Conscious attention to one's own physiological and emotional state and behavior.
- 1986, Ralf Schwarzer, editor, Self-related Cognitions in Anxiety and Motivation‎^[1], Psychology Press, →ISBN:
  According to self-attention theory in general, it can be predicted that heightened self-attention leads to a closer fit between observed behavior and some underlying salient standard.
- 2012, C. S. Carver, M. F. Scheier, Attention and Self-Regulation, page 45:
  Interest in the consequences of self-attention spread fairly quickly from social to personality psychologists.