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Discuss the Ways in Which the Attention of Young Children

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Discuss the ways in which the attention of young children differs from that of older children. How do younger children's attentional strategies differ from those of older children? What is the impact of these differences on the information that younger children and older children acquire?


Definitions:

Memory-Blocking Drug

A hypothetical or experimental substance that can prevent the formation of new memories or impair the retrieval of existing ones.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, which is the ability to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended.

Physical Basis

The underlying physical or material foundation for an object, phenomenon, or process.

Flashbulb Memories

Highly detailed, exceptionally vivid 'snapshot' memories of the moment and circumstances in which surprising and consequential (or emotionally arousing) news was heard.

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