Interference effects in a numerical Stroop paradigm in 9- to 12-year-old children with ADHD-C

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 223-243

  Kaufmann, Liane ^a   Nuerk, Hans Christoph ^b,c  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

ADHD; Inhibition; Interference control; Number size congruity effect; Numerical Stroop task; Task irrelevant information

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MENTAL TASK; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRICS; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; SIZE PERCEPTION;

EID: 33746118742     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297040500477483     Document Type: Article

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