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Peer reviewedRobin, Donald A.; Rizzo, Matthew – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1992
Thirty young and 10 elderly adults were assessed on orienting auditory attention, in a mixed-modal condition in which stimuli were either auditory or visual. Findings suggest that the mechanisms involved in orienting attention operate in audition and that individuals may allocate their processing resources among multiple sensory pools. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Attention, Auditory Stimuli
