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Download full textMetzger, Mary Ann; Freund, Lisa – 1986
The present research assessed the ability to attend to relevant information in the presence of irrelevant distraction in hyperactive (H), learning disabled (LD), and unselected (US) children. A total of 20 LD, 20 H, and 20 US children divided into younger and older age groups participated in the study. Younger children were between 94 and 104…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention Control, Classification, Comparative Analysis
Almeida, M. Connie – 1985
The relationship between interpersonal cognitive problem-solving (ICPS) skills and the behavioral adjustment of 30 hyperactive boys (from 5.5 to 12.5 years of age) was examined. Each S was individually administered two problem solving measures to assess alternative thinking and means-end thinking. The childrens' self-concept was also assessed and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aggression, Attention Control, Behavior Patterns
O'Laughlin, Elizabeth M.; Cerny, Jerome A.; Kirby, Edward A. – 2000
The percent and characteristics of children who produced invalid profiles on two different continuous performance tests (CPTs) tasks were examined. Sixty-one children referred for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessment and 24 non-clinical control children (all children ages 5-16) were given the Test of Variables of Attention…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention Control, Attention Deficit Disorders, Auditory Perception
