Processing Consequences of Perceptual Grouping in Selective Attention.

Farkas, Mitchell S.; Hoyer, William J.

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ERIC Number: EJ217374

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Publication Date: 1980-Mar

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Processing Consequences of Perceptual Grouping in Selective Attention.

Farkas, Mitchell S.; Hoyer, William J.

Journal of Gerontology, v35 n2 p207-15 Mar 1980

Examined adult age differences in the effects of perceptual grouping on attentional performance. All three age groups were slowed by the presence of similar irrelevant information, but the elderly were slowed more than were the young adults. (Author)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention Control, Attention Span, Comparative Analysis, Gerontology, Older Adults, Visual Perception

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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