Human Growth and Development / Unit 7 HGD 0920 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Selective and Sustained Attention
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The idea
Selective attention is focusing on what matters while ignoring distraction; sustained attention is staying with one task over time. Both improve in middle childhood.
In practice
A child reading in a noisy classroom, tuning out the chatter around her.
Where people slip
Selective attention is linked to temperament and self-regulation; anxiety, task difficulty and skill all limit attention capacity.
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