SUSTAINED AND SELECTIVE ATTENTION IN BOYS WITH ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

被引:66
作者
HOOKS, K [1 ]
MILICH, R [1 ]
LORCH, EP [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV KENTUCKY, DEPT PSYCHOL, LEXINGTON, KY 40506 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY | 1994年 / 23卷 / 01期
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D O I
10.1207/s15374424jccp2301_9
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Attempted to clarify the nature of the sustained and selective attention deficits implicated in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Specifically, performance on the Continuous Performance Test (CPT, Sergeant & van der Meere, 1990) and speeded classification task was assessed for a group of 7- to 12-year-old ADHD boys and their same-aged normal peers. Results of the CPT indicated that both perceptual sensitivity and omission errors increased over time for the ADHD boys to a greater degree than for the control boys, findings indicative of a sustained attention deficit. Results of the speeded classification task indicated that ADHD children's performance was not as efficient as normal children. However, there was no evidence for a selective attention deficit. Findings are discussed in terms of a process-energy model of attention.
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页码:69 / 77
页数:9
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