Individual differences in attention control: A meta-analysis and re-analysis of latent variable studies

2024/05/20 by Nash Unsworth, Ashley L. Miller, Deanna L. Strayer · 1 voice · 17 citations
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Attentional control #Cognition #Cognitive psychology #Comprehension #Construct (python library) #Control (management) #Developmental psychology #Latent variable #Latent variable model #Meta-analysis #Mind wandering and attention #Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies #Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research #Psychology #Self-control #Statistics #Task (project management) #Working memory

paper · pdf · doi:10.3758/s13423-024-02516-1

published in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 31(6), 2487-2533 (Springer Science+Business Media)

openalex publication_date 2024/05/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Citations

• Studies of interference in serial verbal reactions.
• The Unity and Diversity of Executive Functions and Their Contributions to Complex “Frontal Lobe” Tasks: A Latent Variable Analysis
• A feature-integration theory of attention
• Unity and diversity of executive functions: Individual differences as a window on cognitive structure
• A multi-faceted approach to understanding individual differences in mind-wandering

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Discussions

• Who doesn't struggle to pay attention? Welp, this meta-analysis suggests attention control ability "is a thing" that varies across people. And it does correlate with reading comprehension, etc. We nee [bsky, 16 points, 1 comments]