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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
