Longer target P3 latencies are associated with poorer sustained attention in toddlers¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2 · i3 large
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i3 Toddlers with longer target P3 latencies during an auditory Oddball task demonstrate less sustained attention during free play (r[16]=−.51). → Hoyniak 2015

Evidence¶

Hoyniak 2015¶

Hoyniak, C. P., Petersen, I. T., McQuillan, M. E., Staples, A. D., & Bates, J. E. (2015). Less Efficient Neural Processing Related to Irregular Sleep and Less Sustained Attention in Toddlers. Developmental Neuropsychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2015.1016162

q2 · i3 · associational · r2

Correlational analysis of 20 cases (15 unique toddlers, ages 2–3) from an EEG lab visit; sustained attention coded from free-play video using the Ruff and Capozzoli system. The study found "a significant negative association between target P3 latencies and the proportion of time focused" with a printed effect size of r[16]=−.51 (p=.032).

"There was a significant negative association between target P3 latencies and the proportion of time focused during the sustained attention task (r[16]=−.51, p=.032), such that children with longer P3 latencies demonstrated less sustained attention."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Auditory Processing — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• Irregular sleep is associated with longer target P3 latencies in toddlers — related
• Behavioral performance on the toddler Oddball task is uncorrelated with target P3 amplitudes and latencies — related
• P3 amplitudes and sleep duration show no significant associations with sleep deficits or sustained attention in toddlers — related
• A P3-like ERP component can be elicited from toddlers as young as 30 months using an active auditory Oddball task — related