Visual Environment, Attention Allocation, and Learning in Young Children: When Too Much of a Good Thing May Be Bad

Psychological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1362-1370

  Fisher, Anna V ^a   Godwin, Karrie E ^a   Seltman, Howard ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

attention; cognitive development; educational psychology; learning; open data; self control

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SELF CONTROL;

ATTENTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SCHOOLS; SELF-CONTROL;

EID: 84904364553     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797614533801     Document Type: Article

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