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Volkmer, Sindram; Wetzel, Nicole; Widmann, Andreas; Scharf, Florian – Developmental Science, 2022
The ability to shield against distraction while focusing on a task requires the operation of executive functions and is essential for successful learning. We investigated the short-term dynamics of distraction control in a data set of 269 children aged 4-10 years and 51 adults pooled from three studies using multilevel models. Participants…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Attention, Children, Adults
Loh, Karin; Fintor, Edina; Nolden, Sophie; Fels, Janina – Developmental Psychology, 2022
Children's development and education take place in educational buildings with highly complex acoustic scenes, including spatially distributed target speakers, many surrounding distracting sounds, and general background noises. Auditory selective attention, therefore, is a valuable tool to orient oneself, to focus on specific sound sources, and to…
Descriptors: Attention, Auditory Stimuli, Acoustics, Attention Control
Kovshoff, Hanna; Iarocci, Grace; Shore, David I.; Burack, Jacob A. – Developmental Psychology, 2015
The developmental trajectories of selective and divided attention were examined in relation to the processing of hierarchically integrated stimuli. The participants included children in 4 age groups (6, 8, 10, and 12 years) and a group of young adults (24 years) who completed 2 computer-based attention tasks. In the selective attention task, the…
Descriptors: Attention, Individual Development, Perception, Children
Differences between Students with and without ADHD on Task Vigilance under Conditions of Distraction
Ross, Peter; Randolph, Justus – Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 2016
Distraction is a typical component of any classroom environment. For effective instruction and learning to take place, it is critical for students to eventually return to task and maintain task vigilance (i.e., returning to the task at hand) when a distraction occurs. Students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), by definition,…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Comparative Analysis, Classroom Environment, Correlation
Afsaneh, Zarghi; Alireza, Zali; Mehdi, Tehranidost; Farzad, Ashrafi; Reza, Zarindast Mohammad; Mehdi, Moazzezi; Mojtaba, Khodadadi Seyed – Online Submission, 2012
The SCWT (Stroop Color-Word Test) is a quick and frequently used measure for assessing selective attention and cognitive flexibility. This study determines age, sex and education level influence on attention and cognitive flexibility by CSCWT (Computerized Stroop Color-Word Test) among healthy Iranian children and adults. There were 78 healthy…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Attention, Attention Control, Children
Couperus, Jane W. – Developmental Psychology, 2011
Research suggests that visual selective attention develops across childhood. However, there is relatively little understanding of the neurological changes that accompany this development, particularly in the context of adult theories of selective attention, such as N. Lavie's (1995) perceptual load theory of attention. This study examined visual…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Attention, Visual Perception, Children
Irwin, Holly M.; Burns, Barbara M. – 1997
Two experiments investigated developmental differences in attention allocation and attention-sharing in a dual-task paradigm using Performance Operating Characteristics (POC) as an innovative data analysis method. In Experiment 1, attention allocation was assessed. Two visual detection tasks were presented to 20 second- and 11 fifth-graders who…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Attention Control, Children

Irwin-Chase, Holly; Burns, Barbara – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2000
Two experiments examined age differences in children's dual-task performance. Findings indicated that when capacity for single-task performance was controlled, age differences between second and fifth graders did not exist in performance of dual-tasks of equal priority. When tasks had different priorities, only fifth graders could differentially…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Attention Control, Child Development
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

Bryan, Janice Westlund – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
Durations of children's alpha bursts and alpha blocking were measured by EEG with eyes closed or open in the dark and with feedback visual stimulation. Alpha durations decreased across conditions. Older children had longer no-alpha durations and showed greater responsiveness to conditions. The alpha-blocking response changes during childhood.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Attention Control, Electroencephalography

Huang-Pollock, Cynthia L.; Carr, Thomas H.; Nigg, Joel T. – Developmental Psychology, 2002
Examined in two studies the moderating effect of perceptual load on visual selective attention. Found that children's performance was as efficient as adults' under conditions of high but not low loads, suggesting that early selection engages rapidly maturing neural systems and late selection engages later-maturing systems. The onset of early…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Attention Control, Children

Berman, Steven; Friedman, David – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1995
Assessed development of auditory selective attention using event-related brain potentials (ERPs) and behavioral measures. Subjects heard tones or consonant-vowel sequences to detect deviant targets. Found that Nd difference (ERP difference between unattended and attended standard) showed effect of selective attention. For both tones and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Attention, Attention Control

Duesek, Jerome B. – Developmental Psychology, 1978
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Attention Control, Elementary School Students

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

Ross, Randal G.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1994
This study used saccadic eye movements to assess visuospatial attention in 53 normal children (ages 8-15). Saccadic latency, the ability to suppress extraneous saccades during fixation, and the ability to inhibit task-provoked anticipatory saccades all improved with age. Developmental patterns varied by task. Analyses of age-related changes may be…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Attention, Attention Control
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