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Peer reviewedHirst, William; And Others – Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 1980
Results of two experiments strengthen the hypothesis that the ability to divide attention is constrained primarily by the individual's level of skill. It is not affected by rapid alteration of attention between a reading and writing task, or by automatic processing of the dictated material. (Author/CP)
Descriptors: Attention, Higher Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Rate
