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Experimentally defined novelty and familiarity was shown to influence the distribution of attention to visual stimuli in the 42-month-old child. Familiarity produced response decrement while novelty resulted in response recovery. Further, attentive behavior was maintained for approximately 30 min. by varying the environmental input.
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1. This research was supported in part by Grants No. HD-00868, FR-00222 and FR-00537 from the National Institute of Mental Health, United States Public Health Service. The authors wish to thank Helen Campbell for her aid in collecting data.
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Lewis, M., Goldberg, S. & Rausch, M. Attention distribution as a function of novelty and familiarity. Psychon Sci 7, 227–228 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328553
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