The development of selective attention as reflected by event-related brain potentials

Article Abstract:

A study of selective attention development in three different age groups through event-related brain potentials indicates an enhanced selective attention effect with consonant-vowel (CV)-defined channels. This effect increases with age, as revealed by the difficulty children faced when the two channels are defined by the CVs. Negative activity in the unattended channel decreases with increase in age. These studies imply that the competing inputs hinder the ability of children to focus their attention.

Observations, Evoked potentials (Electrophysiology), Evoked potentials

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Employing computer technology to assess visual attention in young children and adolescents with severe mental retardation

Article Abstract:

Overselective attention to certain elements of complex stimuli is present in both normal and mentally retarded children and adolescents. However, normal children and adolescents are more efficient in shifting their attention among these various elements. This shows that training programs for the mentally retarded should include instructions on how they could improve their efficiency in examining objects. A computer measurement technique was used to establish these findings.

Psychological aspects, Usage, Computers, Digital computers, Children, Technology application, Child psychology, Mentally disabled children, Educational evaluation, Educational assessment

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A resource account of inhibition

Article Abstract:

The study investigated whether inhibition resulted from controlled attention. Negative priming went down as the work load increased. Results indicated that inhibition was due to controlled resources and differences in inhibition between members of a group resulted from differences in restricted attentional resources not from inefficient inhibitory techniques.

Causes of, Inhibition, Inhibition (Psychology)

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