Deficit in response inhibition in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Impact of motivation?

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 483-503

  Desman, Christiane ^a   Petermann, Franz ^a   Hampel, Petra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

ADHD; Go No Go task; Inhibition; Motivation; Sluggish cognitive tempo; Subtypes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MOTIVATION; REACTION TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEEDBACK; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MOTIVATION; REACTION TIME; REWARD; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 55449123708     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297040701625831     Document Type: Article

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