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ERIC Number: EJ359833
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Attentional Inertia Reduces Distractibility During Young Children's TV Viewing.
Anderson, Daniel R.; And Others
Child Development, v58 n3 p798-806 Jun 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, Television Viewing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Attention Diversion; Distractibility; Distractors (Testing)