Preschool children's attention to television: Visual attention and probe response times

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 111-127

  Lorch, Elizabeth Pugzles ^a   Castle, Victoria J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REACTION TIME; TELEVISION; VISION;

ATTENTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME; TELEVISION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0031178168     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jecp.1997.2372     Document Type: Article

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