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The development of attentional networks: Cross-sectional findings from a life span sample.

Waszak, Florian, Li, Shu-Chen, Hommel, Bernhard·2010·Developmental Psychology

Abstract

Using a population-based sample of 263 individuals ranging from 6 to 89 years of age, we investigated the gains and losses in the abilities to (a) use exogenous cues to shift attention covertly and (b) ignore conflicting information across the life span. The participants' ability to shift visual attention was tested by a typical Posner-type orienting task with valid and invalid peripheral cues. To tap conflict resolution, we asked participants to perform a color version of the Eriksen-type flanker task. The observed cross-sectional age differences in our data indicate that the ability to deal with conflicting information and the ability to covertly orient attention show different cross-sectional age gradients during childhood and that only conflict resolution mechanisms show a marked negative age difference in old age. Moreover, the data suggest that although the overall performance of the participants can, in part, be accounted for by individual differences in information processing speed, performance in the orienting and conflict task depends on factors related to the specific development of the two attentional systems in question.

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Authors
Waszak, F., Li, S.-C., & Hommel, B.
Affiliations
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
  • Max Planck Society (DE)
  • Leiden University (NL)
Venue
Developmental Psychology
Published
2010
Volume
46
Issue
2
Pages
337-349
ISSN
  • 0012-1649 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-0599
OpenAlex
W2112438142
Cited by
110
References
92
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FWCI
3.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Developmental Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
  • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (submittedVersion)
  • Max Planck Digital Library (submittedVersion)
  • MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
Keywords
attentional networks, attention development, lifespan development, conflict resolution, flanker task, processing speed, individual differences, aging, childhood, old age
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Analysis of Variance, Attention, Child, Conflict, Psychological, Cross-Sectional Studies, Cues, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Orientation, Photic Stimulation, Reaction Time, Statistics as Topic, Community Health Planning, Young Adult

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