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Demetriou, Eleni A.; Pepper, Karen L.; Park, Shin Ho; Pellicano, Liz; Song, Yun Ju C.; Naismith, Sharon L.; Hickie, Ian B.; Thomas, Emma E.; Guastella, Adam J. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Sex differences in autism may in part be understood by an atypical sex profile of executive function and non-executive function. In this study, we compared females and males with autism against non-autistic individuals on neuropsychological and self-report measures to examine whether any sex differences in executive function and non-executive…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Gender Differences, Executive Function
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Sharoni, Varda; Natur, Nazeh – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2014
The goals of this study were to adapt the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (AVLT) into Arabic, to compare recall functioning among age groups (6:0 to 17:11), and to compare gender differences on various memory dimensions (immediate and delayed recall, learning rate, recognition, proactive interferences, and retroactive interferences). This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Arabs, Verbal Learning, Measures (Individuals)
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DuPaul, George J.; Weyandt, Lisa L.; Rossi, Joseph S.; Vilardo, Brigid A.; O'Dell, Sean M.; Carson, Kristen M.; Verdi, Genevieve; Swentosky, Anthony – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2012
Objective: To evaluate stimulant medication on symptoms and functioning for college students with ADHD using double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover design. Method: Participants included 24 college students with ADHD and 26 college students without psychopathology. Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (LDX) was examined for ADHD participants over five…
Descriptors: College Students, Stimulants, Attention Deficit Disorders, Psychopathology
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Bilker, Warren B.; Brensinger, Colleen; Gur, Ruben C. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 2004
Testing homogeneity of correlations with Fisher's Z is inappropriate when correlations are themselves correlated. Suppose measurements of brain activation and performance are taken before and during a verbal memory task. Of interest are changes in activity gradients in specific regions, R1, R2, R3, and performance, V. The "correlated correlations"…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Interaction, Testing, Factor Analysis
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Al-Namlah, Abdulrahman S.; Fernyhough, Charles; Meins, Elizabeth – Developmental Psychology, 2006
Cross-national stability in private speech (PS) and short-term memory was investigated in Saudi Arabian (n=63) and British (n=58) 4- to 8-year-olds. Assumed differences in child-adult interaction between the 2 nationality groups led to predictions of Gender ? Nationality interactions in the development of verbal mediation. British boys used more…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Gender Differences, Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries
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Jorm, Anthony F.; Anstey, Kaarin J.; Christensen, Helen; Rodgers, Bryan – Intelligence, 2004
Gender differences were examined in performance on the California Verbal Learning Test (immediate and delayed recall), Digit Span Backwards, Symbol-Digit Modalities Test, Spot-the-Word, and simple and choice reaction time. The data came from a community survey involving 2404 people aged 20-24 years, 2530 aged 40-44 years, and 2551 aged 60-64…
Descriptors: Verbal Learning, Cognitive Ability, Reaction Time, Individual Characteristics