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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"distractibility"”.
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Task Switching and Distractibility
… of task switching on selective attention and distractibility, supporting predictions derived from prevalent views on the role of executive control in task switching and selective attention.
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Reducing distractibility in healthy older adults
… training intervention designed to reduce distractibility in older adults. Based on evidence that older adults show impairments on some measures of attention, we hypothesized that age-related enhancements in multisensory integration were due to deficits in older adults’ ability to focus …
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A Comparison of the Distractibility of Intellectually Normal and Mentallyretarded Subjects
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The Effects of One Neurofeedback Session on Eye-Tracking Distractibility when Completing Verbal and Visuospatial Search Tasks
… left hemisphere NF protocols on visual search distractibility.</p>
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The effect of rock music as a source of auditory distraction on the reading comprehension of undergraduate college students and the relationship between distractibility and achievement
… and (b) assess the relationship between distractibility and achievement. Participants in the study were given two reading comprehension examinations in two conditions: music and silent control. Achievement was measured by self-report of grade point average. Statistical analysis of the …
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Physical Exercise as Treatment for Hyperactivity in Children.
… motor activity, short attention span, easy distractibility, impulsivity, and associated learning and behavioral problems (Satterfield, Cantwell, and Satterfield, 1974). The syndrome is observed early in life and is more common among boys. The child seldom completes a task and frequently …
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Individual differences of the startle response: implications of attention and arousal
… conditions, it was expected that those with less distractibility would exhibit less startle during the ignore task than those who were more distractible. If arousal level mediated the startle response, it was expected that those with high arousability would exhibit increased overall startle …
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The Coronavirus Pandemic and the Mental Health Presentations of Young Children
… caregiver distress, parenting strengths, child distractibility/inattention or behavioural issues. Clinical implications for young children and their families, clinicians, and educators are discussed.
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The Effects Of Age And Distraction On Interlimb Synchronization Of The Center Of Pressure
… increased fall risk, which may be influenced by distractibility. This study examines the effects of cognitive distractions on interlimb synchronization and balance in young and older adults. Participants performed quiet standing trials on separate force plates under eyes-open and eyes-closed …
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Manipulating Paradigm and Attention via a Mindfulness Meditation Training Program Improves P300-Based BCI.
… by enhancing attentional resources and reducing distractibility. A second aim is to test the efficacy of the checkerboard paradigm (CBP) against the standard row-column paradigm (RCP). Online results show that MMTP had greater accuracies than CTRL and that CBP outperformed the RCP. MMTP …
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Temperament and Goodness-of-Fit and Their Effects on Parenting Stress
… 1987). They had higher levels of activity, distractibility, and negative mood expression than their "non-referred" counterparts. They were also found to be less adaptable and persistent. These results support research and theory that states that certain temperament characteristics, as …
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Neuropsychological, Psychosocial, and Mood Outcomes Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
… and non-verbal memory, sustained attention distractibility, and vigilance, verbal learning and memory, fine motor speed, and novel problem solving and executive functioning. Psychological and life satisfaction measures assessed perceived quality of life, coping style, anxiety, and …
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Expanding Our Focus: Adding Well-Being Interventions to Adult ADHD Treatment Plans
… disorder that features struggles with excessive distractibility, impulsivity, and restlessness, and often co-occurs with other mental disorders, such as anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. The resultant impact and complications of ADHD on one’s career, relationships, and other areas of life …
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Parental Views on the Perceived Efficacy of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
… dyad and decreasing disruptive behaviors such as distractibility and hyperactivity. It is recommended that parent-child interaction therapy continue to be utilized by professionals and focus on all the domains rather than selected domains.</p> <h1><sub><sup><br /></sup></sub></h1>
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Temperament and the disposition to play: sources of shared variance
… and paternal ratings of persistence. Distractibility, intensity, and threshold were correlated with parental ratings of externality. No correlations were found between parental ratings of playfulness or externality. IQ scores were found to have no significant relationship to parental …
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Relations Among Endogenous Attention, Executive Functioning, and Global Assessment Measures in Toddlers and Preschoolers Born Full-Term and Preterm
… status, differences were found in some areas (distractibility), but not all (e.g., executive functioning). The study has important implications for the optimal way to examine the development of attention in children at-risk for attentional delays and demonstrates that experimental measures may …
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XY Needs in Education
… encompassing references to self-control, distractibility, talkativeness, and impulsivity. Additionally, teachers unanimously reported feeling unprepared by their teaching programs for the different challenges they face in the classroom surrounding the topic of boy related needs. Based on …
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Predicting Academic Achievement from Classroom Behaviors
… orientation, verbal intelligence, hostility, distractibility, and considerateness. Reading and math achievement were measured using reading and math subtests from the Woodcock-Johnson Psychoeducational Battery. The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) in first grade, and the Weschler …
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Neuropsychological Test Performance and Other Predictors of Adult Outcome in a Prospective Follow-Up Study of Children with ADHD
… attention (Working Memory Index and Freedom from Distractibility Factor of the WISC-R) inconsistently predicted functioning in some areas, although this may reflect the well-known relationship between childhood IQ and later adult functioning. Taken together, the findings suggest that in boys with …
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Relating Infants' Social Engagement Profiles to Individual Differences in Language Outcomes
… Specifically, longer latencies (i.e., less distractibility) to look away from the face when an adult female was speaking (distracter task) and more frequently responding to the attention bids of the tester were associated with a larger productive vocabulary size.
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