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Publication Date: 1971
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Control of Orienting Behavior in Children under Five Years of Age
Turnure, James E.
Developmental Psychology, 4, 1, 16-24, Jan 71
The capability of young high ability children to cope with extraneous distractive stimuli during performance on a two-choice discrimination task was investigated. Results indicate that existing interpretations of the development of attentive abilities in children based on the notion of an increasing attention span are in need of elaboration or reformulation. (Author/WY)
Descriptors: Attention, Attention Control, Attention Span, Learning, Preschool Children, Problem Solving
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