Effects of Caffeine on Classroom Behavior, Sustained Attention, and a Memory Task in Preschool Children.

Baer, Ruth A.

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Publication Date: 1987

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Effects of Caffeine on Classroom Behavior, Sustained Attention, and a Memory Task in Preschool Children.

Baer, Ruth A.

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v20 n3 p225-34 Fall 1987

The investigation of the effect of normative amounts of caffeine on the behavior of six normal kindergarten children found that caffeine exerted only small and inconsistent effects on such classroom behaviors as time off-task and gross motor activity. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Attention, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Dietetics, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten Children, Memory

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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