Developmental Differences in Filtering Auditory and Visual Distractors
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What was the focus of the current experiment?

Changes in visual selective attention in different age groups

What were participants instructed to ignore during the experiment?

Auditory and visual distractors

When was the research published?

17 December 2018

What is the specialty section of the journal where this article was submitted?

<p>Developmental Psychology</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the correspondence author of this research?

<p>Christopher W. Robinson</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the email address of the correspondence author?

<p><a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p> Signup and view all the answers

What were the aims of the study?

<p>To determine if the Perceptual Load Hypothesis could predict which irrelevant stimuli would disrupt visual selective attention, and to extend auditory to visual shifts found in modality dominance research to selective attention tasks.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did distractibility change with age?

<p>Distractibility decreased with age.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Did visual distractibility differ across age or load?

<p>No, visual distractibility did not differ across age or load.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which distractors slowed down responses more in young and older children than in adults?

<p>Auditory and visual distractors slowed down responses more in young and older children than in adults.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Did the Perceptual Load Hypothesis predict performance?

<p>No, the PLH did not predict performance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do the findings suggest about the development of modality dominance?

<p>The findings are consistent with research examining the development of modality dominance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is selective attention?

<p>Selective attention refers to the ability to focus on a task and ignore irrelevant distractors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does selective attention change across development?

<p>Selective attention changes considerably across development.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does lifespan studies suggest about distractibility?

<p>Lifespan studies suggest that distractibility may follow a U-shaped curve across development.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Give an example of a situation requiring selective attention.

<p>Children struggling in school due to difficulty filtering out irrelevant stimuli and being easily distracted by lively classroom settings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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