Attention in Early Development Themes and Variations

by Ruff, Holly Alliger; Rothbart, Mary Klevjord

• ISBN13: 9780195071436
• ISBN10: 0195071433
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-04-18
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book provides both a review of the literature and a theoretical framework for understanding the development of visual attention from infancy through early childhood. Taking a functional approach to the topic, the authors discuss the development of the selective and state-related aspectsof attention, as well as the emergence of higher-level controls. They also explore the individual differences in these facets of attention, and consider the possible origins of early deficits in attention, which has obvious implications for children with developmental disorders such asattention-deficit hyperactive disorder. These findings will be invaluable to developmental, cognitive, and clinical psychologists and psychiatrists.

Author Biography

Mary K. Rothbart is a developmental psychologist and a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Oregon in Eugene.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Constructs and Measures

Looking and Visual Attention: Overview and Developmental Framework

Scanning, Searching, and Shifting Attention

Development of Selectivity

Development of Attention as a State

Focused Visual Attention and Resistance to Distraction

Increasing Independence in the Control of Attention

Attention in Learning and Performance

Individual Differences in Attention

Early Manifestations of Attention Deficits

Individuality and Development

Recapitulation

References

Author Index

Subject Index

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