Learning disability: An inability to sustain attention

R. O. Pihl; Ray Niaura

doi:10.1002/1097-4679(198207)38:3<632::AID-JCLP2270380330>3.0.CO;2-Q

Learning disability: An inability to sustain attention

R. O. Pihl, Ray Niaura

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Administered a complex reaction time task to 47 learning‐disabled and 41 control children, aged 8 to 10 ½. The preparatory interval between a warning and act light was manipulated for length and regularity. Groups differed only as a function of number of trials. It appears that the inability to sustain attention over time, rather than momentary inattentiveness, distinguished the two groups.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	632-634
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Psychology
Volume	38
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-4679(198207)38:3<632::AID-JCLP2270380330>3.0.CO;2-Q
State	Published - Jul 1982

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