The TrackIt task was developed as a measure of selective
sustained attention that is developmentally-sensitive and able
to partially separate exogenous and endogenous factors
affecting attention regulation. However, these predictions have
only been investigated within a limited set of parameters and
age range (3-5 years). This preregistered study reports a
systematic effort to examine performance on TrackIt in an
expanded parameter space and age range. This study largely
replicated and extended prior findings: across most
implementations of the task, we found a medium-to-large
effect of age and a small effect of condition. We also found that
distractor errors were more likely given Low Exogenous
support and in younger children. Contrary to the preregistered
hypothesis, younger children did not benefit more from
exogenous support than older children. Overall, these results
contribute to the body of evidence that selective sustained
attention (1) improves with age and (2) is bolstered by
exogenous support.