Sustained Attention in Infants and Children

Laurie-Rose, Cynthia; Pempek, Tiffany A.; Curtindale, Lori M.

doi:10.1017/cbo9780511973017.058

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“…Although the basic design is the same, CPTs use a variety of task parameters (e.g., visual vs. auditory modality) making it difficult to compare across studies and generalize results. Many factors found to affect adult performance have been overlooked in studies of typically developing children (Laurie-Rose, Bennett-Murphy, Curtindale, Granger, & Walker, 2005;Laurie-Rose, Pempek, & Curtindale, 2015). For example, temporal structure variation (e.g., event rate), studied extensively in adults, impacts performance of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) on a variety of tasks (Metin, Roeyers, Wiersema, van der Meere, & Sonuga-Barke, 2012); however, less is known about its effects on typically developing attention.…”

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The role of event rate, temporal expectancy, and sensory modality in continuous performance of children and adults

Curtindale

2020

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This study explored developmental differences in the effects of event rate, temporal expectancy, and sensory modality on continuous performance. Children (ages 7-8 years) and college-aged adults completed visual and auditory continuous performance tasks (CPTs) that were equated at an intermediate (20 events/min) rate using the perceptual sensitivity index (d') and then were compared at faster (40 events/min) and slower (10 events/min) rates to determine the influence of event rate on continuous performance of children and adults. To investigate the effects of temporal expectancy, 20% of the critical signals and neutral events occurred early or late relative to the regular rhythm of the task. The findings (a) suggest that event rate influences continuous performance differently for children and adults, (b) highlight the role of temporal expectancy in continuous performance, and (c) reveal differences in the effects of event rate and temporal expectancy on visual and auditory continuous performance.

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The role of event rate, temporal expectancy, and sensory modality in continuous performance of children and adults

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2020

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“…Parallel to their work, child development perspectives within the vigilance literature multiplied, largely due to interest in attention deficit disorder. However, research with children has remained largely distinct from adult vigilance research (Laurie-Rose, Pempek, & Curtindale, 2015), borrowing only rarely from the extensive foundational work laid by Parasuraman and his colleagues (Parasuraman, Warm, & Dember, 1987;Warm, Dember, & Hancock, 1996). To encourage such borrowing, we explored sustained attention and mental workload in elementary school-age children, employing attention and workload findings from the adult literature as benchmarks.…”

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Measuring Sustained Attention and Perceived Workload

2017

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Effects of Memory Load and Test Position on Short-Duration Sustained Attention Tasks

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The American Journal of Psychology

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The current study applies a dual-task working memory and vigilance task to examine sustained attention performance and perceived workload in a multi-instrument battery. In Experiment 1 we modified a task developed by Helton and Russell (2011) to examine declines in performance and to assess the effects of its position within a larger battery. Experiment 1 failed to reveal a sensitivity decrement, and test position revealed only spurious influence. Workload scores derived from the NASA-TLX fell at the high end of the scale, with mental and temporal demand receiving the highest ratings. In Experiment 2, we modified the dual task to place more emphasis on attention rather than working memory. Results revealed a significant decline in performance across the vigil for the perceptual sensitivity index A′. Test position (early vs. late) effects appeared with the reaction time variability measure, with performance becoming more variable when the task appeared in the latter half of the battery. Workload scores varied according to position in the battery: Workload scores were higher when the vigilance task appeared in the latter half of the battery. Practical and theoretical implications are discussed.

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Sustained Attention in Infants and Children

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The role of event rate, temporal expectancy, and sensory modality in continuous performance of children and adults

The role of event rate, temporal expectancy, and sensory modality in continuous performance of children and adults

Measuring Sustained Attention and Perceived Workload

Effects of Memory Load and Test Position on Short-Duration Sustained Attention Tasks

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