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Anderson, Daniel R.; And Others – Child Development, 1987
Examined the effects of an audiovisual distractor on the visual attention paid to TV by preschool children characterized as distractible. The effectiveness of an audiovisual distractor eliciting a head turn from the TV was diminished when TV viewing had been maintained for at least 15 seconds. (PCB)
Descriptors: Attention, Preschool Children, Reaction Time, Stimuli