title: Attention to people and toys during social and object mastery in children with Down syndrome.
abstract: Attention to people versus objects by children with Down syndrome was examined. Subjects were presented with situations in which the primary focus alternated between an object stimulus (a toy) and a social stimulus (a singing experimenter). The children with Down syndrome monitored their environment in the same manner as did MA-matched typically developing children during object mastery and had a more focused attention style during social mastery. Reasons for this difference in attention across the two situations were discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine 90024-1759.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Ruskin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kasari
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mundy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sigman
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010988:Play and Playthings; D012919:Social Behavior