Role of Serial Order in Auditory Distraction in Children and Adults

Elliott, Emily M.; Hughes, Robert W.; MacKen, William J.; Briganti, Alicia M.; Kytola, Keri L.

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“…Children are more susceptible to the effects of background speech on serial short‐term memory when compared with a silent condition (Elliott & Briganti, ). However, children seem to be no more susceptible than adults to the changing‐state effect (Elliott, Hughes, Macken, Briganti, & Kytola, ). Taken together, the differences in distractibility between children and young adults are generally very similar to the differences that have been found between adults with low and high WMC respectively (a greater susceptibility to distraction from attention capture in children and low‐WMC adults, but no relation between age and susceptibility to the changing‐state effect, just as with individual differences in WMC).…”

Section: Individual Differences In Distractibilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Individual differences in distractibility: An update and a model

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2014

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This paper reviews the current literature on individual differences in susceptibility to the effects of background sound on visual-verbal task performance. A large body of evidence suggests that individual differences in working memory capacity (WMC) underpin individual differences in susceptibility to auditory distraction in most tasks and contexts. Specifically, high WMC is associated with a more steadfast locus of attention (thus overruling the call for attention that background noise may evoke) and a more constrained auditory-sensory gating (i.e., less processing of the background sound). The relation between WMC and distractibility is a general framework that may also explain distractibility differences between populations that differ along variables that covary with WMC (such as age, developmental disorders, and personality traits). A neurocognitive task-engagement/distraction trade-off (TEDTOFF) model that summarizes current knowledge is outlined and directions for future research are proposed.

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Section: Individual Differences In Distractibilitymentioning

confidence: 99%