Concept information
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applied developmental science
developmental processes
cognitive development
attention (psychology)
Preferred term
selective attention
Definition
- Distractibility; the ability not to be distracted by extraneous events. Children who have difficulty with selective attention are distracted easily by minor noises or movement in the classroom. [Source: The Dictionary of Family Psychology and Family Therapy; selective attention]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/selective_attention
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