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Ruskin, Ellen M.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1994
Comparison of 40 children with Down's syndrome and typically developing children (matched for mental age) found that the children with Down's syndrome appeared less engaged in a task, as indicated by shorter sequences of goal directed behavior and higher rates of toy rejection. They also displayed less causality pleasure with object exploration…
Descriptors: Children, Downs Syndrome, Goal Orientation, Interests
Ruskin, Ellen M.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1994
Toddlers with Down's syndrome (n=42) were presented with situations in which the primary focus alternated between an object stimulus and a social stimulus. The experimental subjects monitored their environment in the same manner as did the 25 control subjects (matched for mental age) during object mastery but had a more focused attention style…
Descriptors: Attention, Attention Control, Childhood Interests, Downs Syndrome
