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Measurement of Attention Distractibility in LD Children

Measurement of Attention Distractibility in LD Children Measurement of Attention Distractibility in LD Children Robert P. Anderson Charles G. Halcomb William Jr. Gordon, Delmar A. Ozolins OF THE MAJOR of the ONE SYMPTOMS learning disability is short attention and Several in- syndrome span distractibility. have described the vestigators recently phenomena and-depend- their area of various labels ing upon specialization-have provided such as short at- hyperactivity, hyperkinesis, distractibility, -and tention While the behavioral of span.’ components distractibility of have been the it described, experimental amply investigation in with disabilities is children limited. learning R. A. and his associates treated attention as a uni- Dykman trait of stimulus and tary consisting alertness, selection, focusing, motor These a investigators impulsivity vigilance.’ developed task and that children with disabilities had a reported learning error rate and time than normal control higher longer response subjects. C. and R. D. utilized one R. P. Anderson, Halcomb, Doyle of the attentional mentioned components by Dykman, namely as a means of attentional vigilance, experimentally examining deficits.3 It was found that the vigilance paradigm successfully differentiated between children with disabilities and learning normal controls. In addition to a but providing simple sophisti- cated for attention defi- methodological procedure investigating these out that the cits, investigators http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Academic Therapy SAGE

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Measurement of Attention Distractibility in LD Children Robert P. Anderson Charles G. Halcomb William Jr. Gordon, Delmar A. Ozolins OF THE MAJOR of the ONE SYMPTOMS learning disability is short attention and Several in- syndrome span distractibility. have described the vestigators recently phenomena and-depend- their area of various labels ing upon specialization-have provided such as short at- hyperactivity, hyperkinesis, distractibility, -and tention While the behavioral of span.’ components distractibility of have been the it described, experimental amply investigation in with disabilities is children limited. learning R. A. and his associates treated attention as a uni- Dykman trait of stimulus and tary consisting alertness, selection, focusing, motor These a investigators impulsivity vigilance.’ developed task and that children with disabilities had a reported learning error rate and time than normal control higher longer response subjects. C. and R. D. utilized one R. P. Anderson, Halcomb, Doyle of the attentional mentioned components by Dykman, namely as a means of attentional vigilance, experimentally examining deficits.3 It was found that the vigilance paradigm successfully differentiated between children with disabilities and learning normal controls. In addition to a but providing simple sophisti- cated for attention defi- methodological procedure investigating these out that the cits, investigators

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Academic Therapy SAGE

Published: Mar 1, 1974

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