Inhibition and Mental Effort in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 105-114

  Gaultney, Jane F ^a   Kipp, Katherine ^b   Weinstein, Joann ^a   McNeill, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Cognitive inhibition; Directed forgetting; Mental effort; Stroop

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033466672     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021890919601     Document Type: Article

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