AD/HD and the capture of attenion by briefly exposed delay-related cues: Evidence from a conditioning paradigm

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 274-283

  Sonuga Barke, Edmund J S ^a   De Houwer, Jan ^a   De Ruiter, Karen ^a   Ajzenstzen, Michal ^a   Holland, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Attentional bias; Delay aversion; Dot probe paradigm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERKINESIA; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; REACTION TIME; TIME MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1242329202     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2004.00219.x     Document Type: Article

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