Ms De Lind Heard That the Average Length of Attention

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Essay

Ms. De Lind heard that the average length of attention span for four-year-olds was about 5 minutes, so she planned her activities to be no longer than 10 minutes all day long. What would you anticipate as outcomes in children's behavior?

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Definitions:

Norms

Socially accepted rules of behavior that govern the actions of members within a society or group.

MMPI

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, a standardized psychometric test of adult personality and psychopathology.

Lower Intelligence

Intelligence levels that are considered below the average or typical range for a population.

Reading Skills

The abilities required for interpreting written language, including comprehension, decoding, and fluency.