Intra-individual variability among children with ADHD on a working memory task: An EX-gaussian approach

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 441-459

  Buzy, Wendy M ^a   Medoff, Deborah R ^a   Schweitzer, Julie B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Reaction time; Variability; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; REACTION TIME;

EID: 74949088091     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297040802646991     Document Type: Article

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