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Sensory Modality, Temperament, and the Development of Sustained Attention: A Vigilance Study in Children and Adults
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Curtindale, Lori; Laurie-Rose, Cynthia; Bennett-Murphy, Laura; Hull, Sarah – Developmental Psychology, 2007
Applying optimal stimulation theory, the present study explored the development of sustained attention as a dynamic process. It examined the interaction of modality and temperament over time in children and adults. Second-grade children and college-aged adults performed auditory and visual vigilance tasks. Using the Carey temperament…
Descriptors: Adults, Stimulation, Children, Attention Span
A Psychophysiological Analysis of Developmental Differences in the Ability to Resist Interference.
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Ridderinkhof, K. Richard; van der Molen, Maurits W. – Child Development, 1995
Examined age-related changes in visual selective attention--ability to resist interference--in children 5 to 12 years old and adults. The interference effect on stimulus evaluation did not discriminate between age groups; however, the interference effect on correct response activation showed a pronounced age-related reduction, suggesting a…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Attention, Attention Control
Selective Attention in Four-, Eight-, and Twelve-Year-Old Children. Final Report.
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Hale, Gordon A. – 1971
Recent theoretical analyses have implied that there may be age differences in children's tendency to exercise component selection, i.e., to attend selectively to a single component of stimulus objects in a learning situation. In the present study, 6 experiments were conducted, each designed to investigate developmental changes in component…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Attention Span, Behavioral Science Research
Heart Rate and Behavioral Measures of Attention in Six-, Nine-, and Twelve-Month-Old Infants during Object Exploration.
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Lansink, Jeffrey M.; Richards, John E. – Child Development, 1997
Examined the effect of heart rate and behavioral measures of attention on infants' distractibility. Found longer distraction latencies during attentional engagement as defined by heart rate changes or behavior than for inattentive periods. Infants had longest distraction latencies when heart rate and behavior measures both indicated engagement.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Attention Span, Cognitive Processes
Extended Visual Fixation in the Early Preschool Years: Look Duration, Heart Rate Changes, and Attentional Inertia.
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Richards, John E.; Cronise, Kim – Child Development, 2000
Examined visual fixation in infants 6 months to 2 years old for fit with theory of attentional inertia. Found that fixations had lognormal distribution, heart rate decreased during a look, and heart rate returned to prestimulus levels immediately before look offset. Older children showed different looking patterns to two types of stimuli; younger…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Attention Control, Attention Span
Attentional Processes in Children's Learning. Final Report.
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White, Sheldon H. – 1973
This final report discusses research and literature analyses concerned with the attentional mechanisms in children's learning and analysis of cognitive changes from ages 5 to 7. The long-term objective of the project was to relate knowledge about children's attention and learning to issues of educational practice. The project focused its efforts…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Attention Span, Cognitive Development