Working memory interference control deficit in children referred by teachers for ADHD symptoms.
Child Neuropsychol
; 7(4): 230-40, 2001 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
It has been hypothesised that children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) present memory problems, including working memory deficits. This research is aimed at finding clearer evidence of a working memory deficit in these children. In the first study 22 children that had been referred by teachers as having ADHD symptoms were compared with a control group. Their performance on a listening span test, drawn up by De Beni, Palladino, Pazzaglia, and Cornoldi (1998), was investigated. In this task the subjects were asked to select the names of animals in word strings and to remember the last word in each string. In a second study, 34 children with ADHD symptoms and 50 control children were presented with a visuospatial working memory task mirroring the verbal task used in Study 1. In both studies, the children with ADHD symptoms had difficulty in remembering the last item in the string and had a higher number of intrusions when memorising items that were not in the final position. The results were interpreted that children with ADHD symptoms have working memory problems because they are not capable of suppressing information that initially has to be processed, and subsequently excluded from memory. This particular difficulty can be interpreted as an inhibitory processing deficit. The implications of the results in understanding learning difficulties in children with ADHD are discussed.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Atenção
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Transtorno do Deficit de Atenção com Hiperatividade
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Controle Interno-Externo
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Memória de Curto Prazo
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Child Neuropsychol
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article