Integrating impairments in reaction time and executive function using a diffusion model framework

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 837-850

  Karalunas, Sarah L ^a   Huang Pollock, Cynthia L ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Diffusion model; Ex Gaussian; Executive function; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICS;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84879090758     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-013-9715-2     Document Type: Article

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