A belated thanks for this link (I've been away at a conference). It seems to me
that the concept of "attention span" deserves our critical attention in class
simply because there are popular assumptions about it that are clearly grounded
in anecdote and reasoning ("kids' attention spans are getting shorter", "kids'
shorter attention spans are due to TV watching and video game playing", "our
attention span is 30 seconds, because that's how long commercials are", etc.). On the flip side, it looks as though I may have been overly critical of the notion of individual difference in attention span. Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee -----Original Message----- From: Dennis Goff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue 9/27/2005 8:34 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: RE: adult attention span cross-posting with psychteach Ah serendipity! Here is a link to an MSNBC report on Michael Posner's work on increasing attention span in preschool children http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9500674/. I have not read the original report of this work (don't have access to the current issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), but judging from the news report it should provide a good starting point for looking into individual differences in attention span and development of this function. Dennis Dennis M. Goff Professor of Psychology Randolph-Macon Woman's College [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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