Differences in Auditory Distraction between Adults and Children: A Duplex-mechanism Approach

Differences in the impact of irrelevant sound on recall performance in children (aged 7–9 years old; 'N' = 89) compared to adults (aged 18–22 years old; 'N' = 89) were examined. Tasks that required serial rehearsal (serial and probed-order recall tasks) were contrasted with one t...

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Main Authors: Tanya N. Joseph, Robert W. Hughes, Patrik Sörqvist, John E. Marsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of Cognition
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Online Access:https://www.journalofcognition.org/articles/15