Measuring several aspects of attention in one test: The factor structure of conners's continuous performance test

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 339-346

  Egeland, Jens ^a   Kovalik Gran, Iwona ^a  

^a Vestfold Mental Health Care Trust   (Norway)

Author keywords

Conners's CPT; Focused attention; Hyperactivity; Sustained attention; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 72149097865     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054708323019     Document Type: Article

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