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Effects of Target Probability and Memory Demands on the Vigilance of Adults with and without Mental Retardation.

Tomporowski, Phillip D.; Tinsley, Veronica – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1994

The vigilance of young adults with and without mild mental retardation (MR) was compared, with subjects performing two memory demanding, cognitively based tests. The vigilance decrement of MR adults declined more rapidly than did the vigilance of non-MR adults, due to an interaction between target detectability and response bias, and poor target…

Descriptors: Attention, Attention Span, Cognitive Processes, Memory

Focus of Attention and Aesthetic Response.

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Madsen, Clifford K. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1997

Presents the results of a study where musicians listened to 20 minutes of Puccini's, "La Boheme," and indicated which of the five musical elements (melody, rhythm, timbre, dynamics, or everything) commanded their attention. Two groups responded using differing instructions for the Continuous Response Digital Interface. Analyzes the different…

Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Aesthetic Values, Attention, Attention Span