Selective Attention, Filtering, and the Development of Working Memory

Autor/inn/en	Plebanek, Daniel J.; Sloutsky, Vladimir M.
Titel	Selective Attention, Filtering, and the Development of Working Memory
Quelle	(2018), (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
DOI	10.1111/desc.12727
Schlagwörter	Attention; Young Children; Short Term Memory; Child Development; Adults; Age Differences; Visual Perception + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aufmerksamkeit; Frühe Kindheit; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Kindesentwicklung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Visuelle Wahrnehmung
Abstract	Selective attention is fundamental for learning across many situations, yet it exhibits protracted development, with young children often failing to filter out distractors. In this research, we examine links between selective attention and working memory (WM) capacity across development. One possibility is that WM is resource-limited, with development resulting in an increase in the amount of resources available for processing information. However, it is also possible that development results in greater efficiency of using available resources. In the current research, we explore the latter possibility by examining the developmental trajectory of selectivity and filtering in relation to WM capacity. We report that filtering efficiency of adults (N = 30), 7-year-olds (N = 29), and 4-year-olds (N = 28) was uniquely predictive of WM capacity. We also report that filtering efficiency continues to develop after 7 years of age, whereas WM capacity may reach an asymptote around 7 years of age. The latter finding suggests that selective attention plays a critical role in develop- mental and individual differences in visual working memory capacity. [This paper was published in "Developmental Science" (EJ1199881).] (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/2/04