Development of Selective Attention in Reflective and Impulsive Children

Selective attention was assessed in second-, fourth-, and sixth-grade reflective and impulsive children with an incidental learning task. By the sixth grade, reflective children displayed less incidental learning and greater central learning than impulsive children. Reflective children showed a trad...

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Published in:Child development 1975-06, Vol.46 (2), p.545-549
Main Authors: Weiner, Alan S., Berzonsky, Michael D.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Answer sheets
Brief Reports
Children
Cue cards
Grade 2
Incidental learning
Selective attention
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Summary:Selective attention was assessed in second-, fourth-, and sixth-grade reflective and impulsive children with an incidental learning task. By the sixth grade, reflective children displayed less incidental learning and greater central learning than impulsive children. Reflective children showed a trade-off of incidental learning for central learning but impulsive children did not appear to attend selectively. The findings were related to Hagen's 2-stage model of selective attention. The possibility that impulsive children are not adept at utilizing feedback to determine relevant and irrelevant components is discussed.
ISSN:0009-3920
1467-8624
DOI:10.2307/1128156