Interference control in adult ADHD: No evidence for interference control deficits if response speed is controlled by delta plots

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-78

  Soutschek, Alexander ^a   Schwarzkopf, Wolfgang ^a   Finke, Kathrin ^a   Hennig Fast, Kristina ^a   Müller, Hermann J ^a   Riedel, Michael ^a   Möller, Hans Jürgen ^a   Sorg, Christian ^b   Schubert, Torsten ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adult ADHD; Delta plots; Interference control; Stroop task

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; REACTION TIME; STROOP TEST;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; REACTION TIME; STROOP TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875669370     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2013.02.013     Document Type: Article

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