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Dhar, Monica; Been, Pieter H.; Minderaa, Ruud B.; Althaus, Monika – Neuropsychologia, 2010
Twenty male adults with ADHD, 16 dyslexic adults, 15 comorbid adults, and 16 normal controls were compared on performance and underlying brain responses, during a cued Continuous Performance Test (O-X CPT), with the aim of discovering features of information processing differentiating between the groups. The study evaluated both cue- and…
Descriptors: Reaction Time, Dyslexia, Performance Tests, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Alderson, R. Matt; Rapport, Mark D.; Sarver, Dustin E.; Kofler, Michael J. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2008
The current study investigates two recently identified threats to the construct validity of behavioral inhibition as a core deficit of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) based on the stop-signal task: calculation of mean reaction time from go-trials presented adjacent to intermittent stop-trials, and non-reporting of the stop-signal…
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Reaction Time, Construct Validity, Validity
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Aman, Michael G.; Hollway, Jill A.; Leone, Sarah; Masty, Jessica; Lindsay, Ronald; Nash, Patricia; Arnold, L. Eugene – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
This study was designed to explore the placebo-controlled effects of risperidone on cognitive-motor processes, dyskinetic movements, and behavior in children receiving maintenance risperidone therapy. Sixteen children aged 4-14 years with disruptive behavior were randomly assigned to drug order in a crossover study of risperidone and placebo for 2…
Descriptors: Metabolism, Behavior Problems, Reaction Time, Hyperactivity
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Riccio, Cynthia A.; Garland, Beth H.; Cohen, Morris J. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2007
Objective: There is considerable overlap in the constructs of attention and memory. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between the Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA), a measure of attention, to components of memory and learning as measured by the Children's Memory Scale (CMS). Method: Participants (N = 105) were…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Reaction Time, Attention Deficit Disorders, Measures (Individuals)
Firestone, Philip; Martin, Jaclynn E. – 1978
This study attempted to identify cognitive and behavioral deficits which might be unique to hyperactive children. Fifty children between the ages of 5 and 12 were subjects of the investigation. Four experimental groups were formed: Hyperactive (HA), Behavior Problem Children (BP), Severely Asthmatic Children (AC), and Normal Control Children (NC).…
Descriptors: Asthma, Attention, Behavior Problems, Children
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Brocki, Karin C.; Bohlin, Gunilla – Infant and Child Development, 2006
In a sample of 92 children aged 6-13 years this study investigates the normal developmental change in the relation between executive functioning (EF) and the core behavioural symptoms associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (hyperactivity/impulsivity and inattention) as well as symptoms often co-occurring with childhood…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Conceptual Tempo, Short Term Memory, Factor Analysis