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Developmental Changes in Attention and Comprehension among Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Bailey, Ursula L.; Lorch, Elizabeth P.; Milich, Richard; Charnigo, Richard – Child Development, 2009
Changes in visual attention and story comprehension for children (N = 132) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and comparison peers were examined. Between the ages of 7 and 9 (Phase 1) and approximately 21 months later (Phase 2), children viewed 2 televised stories: 1 in the presence of toys and 1 in their absence. Both groups of…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Developmental Stages, Child Development, Attention
A Comparison of the Mother-Child Interactions of Younger and Older Hyperactive and Normal Children.
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Mash, Eric J.; Johnston, Charlotte – Child Development, 1982
Mothers' interactions with both younger and older hyperactive children were compared and contrasted with those observed in comparable age groups of normal children. Interactions were observed in unstructured play and structured task situations. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Hyperactivity, Mothers
Peer Interaction in a Structured Communication Task: Comparisons of Normal and Hyperactive Boys and of Methylphenidate (Ritalin) and Placebo Effects.
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Whalen, Carol K.; And Others – Child Development, 1979
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Drug Therapy, Elementary Education
The Interactions of Normal and Hyperactive Children with Their Mothers in Free Play and Structured Tasks.
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Cunningham, Charles E.; Barkley, Russell A. – Child Development, 1979
Groups of 20 normal and 20 hyperactive boys ranging in age from 6 to 12 years were observed interacting with their mothers in 15-minute free-play and 15-minute structured-task situations. (JMB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Hyperactivity
Hyperactivity and Incidental Memory: Evidence for Attentional Diffusion.
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Ceci, Stephen J.; Tishman, Jayne – Child Development, 1984
Two experiments examined hyperactive children's tendency to underfocus their attention during learning. Taken together, the results of both experiments demonstrated the validity of the attentional diffusion hypothesis and indicate the need to assess the central processing demands associated with central and incidental learning in order to evaluate…
Descriptors: Attention, Attention Deficit Disorders, Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level
Developmental and Individual Differences in Children's On-Line Representations of Dynamic Social Events.
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Milch-Reich, Shoulamit; Campbell, Susan B.; Pelham, William E., Jr.; Connelly, Lynda M.; Geva, Diklah – Child Development, 1999
Compared the "on-line" (real time, ongoing internal representation) understanding of ongoing social events of boys with and without attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Found that younger children and those with ADHD showed less integrated on-line representations, accounting for poor recall and reasoning. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Cognitive Processes
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Control Boys' Responses to Social Success and Failure.
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Hoza, Betsy; Waschbusch, Daniel A.; Pelham, William E.; Molina, Brooke S. G.; Milich, Richard – Child Development, 2000
Compared behavioral, self-evaluative, and attributional responses of boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to those of typically-developing boys on a social success and failure laboratory task. Found that ADHD boys rated their own performance more favorably than controls, were more likely to attribute success to external…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Attribution Theory, Child Behavior, Childhood Attitudes
Social Risks and Psychological Adjustment: A Comparison of African American and South African Children.
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Barbarin, Oscar A. – Child Development, 1999
Assessed effects of social risks on psychological adjustment of African American and black South African 6- year-olds. Confirmed poverty and gender as risk factors; but not single-female family headship. Found that poverty and gender posed less risk for South Africans than African Americans. Found gender and national differences in adjustment;…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems, Black Youth