The effects of incentives on visual-spatial working memory in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 903-913

  Shiels, Keri ^a   Hawk Jr , Larry W ^a   Lysczek, Cynthia L ^a   Tannock, Rosemary ^b,c   Pelham Jr , William E ^a,d   Spencer, Sarah V ^a   Gangloff, Brian P ^a   Waschbusch, Daniel A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Cognition; Executive function; Incentives; Motivation; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; REWARD; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 47549101883     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-008-9221-0     Document Type: Article

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