Relationship between Environmental Distractions and Task Performance of Hyperactive and Normal Children.

Attempts to determine which tasks and environments result in distracted behavior of normal and hyperactive children. Measurement of performance by 'time-off' task, 'time-to-complete' task, and number correct 'score'; Examination of whether differences in distractibility are greater for hyperactive...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Journal of Learning Disabilities Vol. 13; no. 4
Main Author:	Steinkamp, Marjorie W.
Format:	Article
Published:	Sage Publications Inc. Apr1980
Subjects:	Child psychology Task analysis Hyperactive children Scaling (Social sciences)
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	Attempts to determine which tasks and environments result in distracted behavior of normal and hyperactive children. Measurement of performance by 'time-off' task, 'time-to-complete' task, and number correct 'score'; Examination of whether differences in distractibility are greater for hyperactive children than for normal children.