Development of attention and distractibility in the first 4 years of life
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9792149 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Holly A Ruff (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, corresponding author), Mary Capozzoli (Albert Einstein College of Medicine), Mary C Capozzoli |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 877-890 |
| Publication date | 2003-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Developmental Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0012-1649.39.5.877 |
| PMID | 12952400 |
| OpenAlex | W2045793774 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 47 |
| References cited | 46 |
This observational study describes the early development of attention and discractibility. Under several conditions of distraction, 172 children at 10, 26, and 42 months of age played with toys. Attention to the toys was coded as casual, settled, or focused. All 3 levels of attention changed with age, withcasual attention decreasing and focused attention increasing. The 10-month-olds were more distractible than the other children, even during focused attention. The infants were most distracted by the auditory-visual distractor, whereas the oldest children were most distracted by the visual distractor. Some 42-month-olds showed evidence of being more focused in the presence of distractors. Overall, the results point to a developmental transition in the processes underlying attention during play
Attention span · Attentional control · Casual · Child development · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Distraction · Selective attention · Visual attention · Child and Animal Learning Development · Child Development and Digital Technology · Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 47 |
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| Citations per year | 2,47 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 42 |