Differences in the Vigilance Performance of Second-Grade Children as Related to Sex and Achievement.

Kirchner, Grace L.; Knopf, Irwin J.

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Differences in the Vigilance Performance of Second-Grade Children as Related to Sex and Achievement

Kirchner, Grace L.; Knopf, Irwin J.

Child Development, 45, 2, 490-495, Jun 74

Second grade children, divided into high and low achievement groups, were tested on a visual vigilance task in which stimuli occurred 24 times in 30 minutes. High achievers responded correctly more often. (ST)

Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Attention Span, Elementary School Students, Laboratory Experiments, Perceptual Development, Visual Stimuli

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