You are in your first year of teaching fourth grade.There is quite a bit of remodeling going on at your school, which creates a fair amount of noise.You are amazed at how well your students are able to pay attention to what you are saying.You remember your developmental course and recall that children in middle childhood are more capable of focusing their attention because they are able to __________.

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Children in middle childhood have improved cognitive abilities, including the ability to filter out irrelevant information and focus on what is important. This is known as selective attention and is an important aspect of attentional development during this stage of life. Option B is incorrect because middle childhood children are less likely to get distracted and have better control over their attention. Option C is incorrect because being critical processing information refers to analytical thinking, which is not strictly related to attention. Option D is incorrect because processing information at a subliminal level means processing information outside of conscious awareness, which is not related to attentional abilities.

You Are in Your First Year of Teaching Fourth Grade