{"id":28292,"date":"2012-06-15T06:07:54","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T12:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/06\/15\/a-study-concludes-that-kids-look-a-chicken.html"},"modified":"2012-06-15T06:07:54","modified_gmt":"2012-06-15T12:07:54","slug":"a-study-concludes-that-kids-look-a-chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/06\/15\/a-study-concludes-that-kids-look-a-chicken.html","title":{"rendered":"A study concludes that kids &#8212; Look! A Chicken!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kids today do not seem to be less attentive or unable to concentrate than those of thirty years ago, based on this study.<\/p>\n<p>Which makes more sense than the idea that &quot;video games hurt kids abilities to pay attention,&quot; because, damn, have you ever <i>watched<\/i> a kid playing on their DX?<\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'>\n<p style='margin-bottom:5px;'><strong>Embedded Link<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style='height:120px;width:120px;overflow:hidden;float:left;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px;margin-right:10px;vertical-align:top;text-align:center;clear:both;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style='max-width:none;' src='https:\/\/images0-focus-opensocial.googleusercontent.com\/gadgets\/proxy?container=focus&#038;gadget=a&#038;resize_h=100&#038;url=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-1ZlDCaT7DjM%2FT9jEcMSZ5KI%2FAAAAAAAACoM%2FbOcO1PAiPGQ%2Fs1600%2Fgdsfsm.jpg' border='0' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/neuroskeptic.blogspot.co.uk\/2012\/06\/kids-today-are-not-inattentive.html'>Neuroskeptic: Kids Today Are Not Inattentive<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe study gave a large sample of kids the &quot;Gordon Diagnostic System&quot; GDS test of sustained concentration ability. This dates to the 80s and it consists of a box, with a button, and a display with thre&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'> <strong>Google+:<\/strong> <a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101083456815352083930\/posts\/8G8phmVtLed' target='_new'>View post on Google+<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kids today do not seem to be less attentive or unable to concentrate than those of thirty years ago, based on this study. Which makes more sense than the idea that &quot;video games hurt kids abilities to pay attention,&quot; because, damn, have you ever watched a kid playing on their DX? Embedded Link Neuroskeptic: Kids &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/06\/15\/a-study-concludes-that-kids-look-a-chicken.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A study concludes that kids &#8212; Look! 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