Developmental Trends in Voluntary Selective Attention: Differential Effects of Source Distinctness.

Smith, Linda B.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1975

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Developmental Trends in Voluntary Selective Attention: Differential Effects of Source Distinctness

Smith, Linda B.; And Others

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 20, 2, 352-362, Oct 75

This study is designed to test the hypothesis that an inability to separate incoming information into discrete messages is a source of young children's relatively poor performance in selective attention tasks. Subjects were 27 children drawn from kindergarten, second grade and fifth grade classes. (Author/GO)

Descriptors: Attention, Auditory Stimuli, Cognitive Processes, Discrimination Learning, Elementary School Students, Pictorial Stimuli, Problem Solving

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