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Hunt, Melissa G.; Momjian, Ani J.; Wong, Keri K. – Psychological Assessment, 2011
The Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA) is a continuous performance test (CPT) that assesses attention, impulsivity, and processing speed. CPTs are used in the assessment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, but more young adults are being assessed for ADHD as well. The TOVA norms are based on a standardization sample…
Descriptors: Evidence, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Expectation, College Students
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Roberts, Pamela; And Others – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1982
Examines several possible difficulties in interpreting the results of studies which employ Piagetian tasks, especially conservation tasks, with older individuals. Notes that Piaget's clinical method allows more flexibility in the assessment of competence than do more quantifiable techniques. Examines the possibility of task misinterpretation by…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Literature Reviews, Older Adults
Cox, William F., Jr.; Fletcher, Harold J. – 1972
Eighty subjects 4, 6, 8, and 10 years of age inductively identified partially uncovered silhouettes of three simple pictures. Subjects removed as few as possible covering pieces, according to their own strategies, to correctly name the pictures. Performance generally improved with increased age on the two dependent measures, inductively inferring…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes