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Friedman-Weieneth, Julie L.; Harvey, Elizabeth A.; Youngwirth, Sara D.; Goldstein, Lauren H. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2007
This study examines the relation between 3-year-old children's (N = 280) symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and aggression and their cognitive, motor, and preacademic skills. When the authors controlled for other types of attention and behavior problems, maternal ratings of hyperactivity and teacher ratings of inattention were uniquely and…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Behavior Problems, Attention Span, Aggression
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Willis, Sherry L.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1983
This training study examined the modifiability of older adults' (n=73) performance on measures of attentional processes and training transfer to the psychometric ability domains of perceptual speed, memory span, and fluid-crystallized intelligence. Significant training effects occurred for attention measures, and these effects were maintained at…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Intelligence