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ERIC Number: EJ096735
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1974
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How to Make a Boring Thing More Boring
Zivin, Gail
Child Development, 45, 1, 232-236, Mar 74
Attention in 5-7-year-old children was measured at playtime with freely chosen toys. Half of the children were required to verbalize all imaginable actions with the toy attended to least. Verbalization appeared to decrease exploration in a subsequent observation. (ST)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Elementary School Students, Toys
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Identifiers: ID Exploratory Behavior