A study was conducted that closely examined the cultural differences in children's simultaneous attention to two events versus quick alternation in which attending to one event momentarily interrupted attending to another. The study focused on thirty-one children who were between the ages of six and ten who was either Mexican or of European American Heritage. The study ultimately showed that the Mexican children whose parents had up to a seventh grade education attended to events simultaneously and Mexican and European Americans whose parents had more than twelve years of education more commonly altered their attention. The study showed how culture played a role in determining how the children paid attention to a particular event or series of events.
             Thirty-one children ranging from ages six to ten years old were the subjects of this study. The children were either of Mexican heritage or of European American Heritage. Some children came from families that had less than a seventh grade education and other children came from families who had obtained a minimum of a high school education.
             The children were placed into small groups where they were shown how to make different folded origami formations with very little verbal explanation. The origami lady chatted with the children as a warm up and when she felt the children were comfortable, she demonstrated the folding of different animals. The children were then video taped to
             see their pattern of attention and if they would simply begin to mimic her movements. The children were either noted for simultaneously attending an event or attend two ongoing events at the same time. Each origami represented an event. The
             researchers wanted to determine if culture played a role in determining how the children paid attention to various origami demonstrations going on at the same time.
             The length of the paper folding varied among the differen
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