Attention in Early Development: Themes and Variations

Attention in Early Development

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ATTENTION IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT Themes and Variations Holly Alliger Ruff and Mary Klevjord Rothbart

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Copyright © 1996 by Oxford University Press, Inc. Published by Oxford University Press, Inc., 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 2001 Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ruff, Holly Alliger. Attention in early development: themes and variations / Holly Alliger Ruff and Mary Klevjord Rothbart. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-19-507143-3; 0-19-513632-2 (pbk) 1. Attention in children. 2. Child development. I. Rothbart, Mary Klevjord. H Title. [DNLM: 1. Attention—in infancy & childhood. 2. Child Development. WS 105.5.C7R923a 1996] BF723.A755R84 1996 155.4'13733—