Learning Disability and Hyperactivity: Deficits in Selective Attention.

Copeland, Anne P.; Wisniewski, Nadine M.

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Publication Date: 1981-Aug

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Learning Disability and Hyperactivity: Deficits in Selective Attention.

Copeland, Anne P.; Wisniewski, Nadine M.

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v32 n1 p88-101 Aug 1981

Performance on tasks of memory and of attention was consistently interrelated for nonlearning disabled children and less consistently so for learning disabled subjects. Hyperactivity was also related to poorer performance on the cognitive measures. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention Span, Children, Elementary Education, Hyperactivity, Incidental Learning, Learning Disabilities, Memory, Performance, Teacher Response

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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