Using standard situations to measure attention span and persistence in toddler-aged children: Some cautions

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 397-410

  Silverman, Irwin W ^a   Gaines, Michelle ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMPUTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; VISION;

ATTENTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0030338854     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: 19400896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221325.1996.9914874     Document Type: Article

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