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Mostert-Kerckhoffs, Mandy A.; Staal, Wouter G.; Houben, Renske H.; de Jonge, Maretha V. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Cognitive control dysfunctions, like inhibitory and attentional flexibility deficits are assumed to underlie repetitive behavior in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). In the present study, prepotent response inhibition and attentional flexibility were examined in 64 high-functioning individuals with ASD and 53 control participants.…
Descriptors: Inhibition, Attention, Cognitive Ability, Neurological Impairments
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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