Continuous Processing Task (CPT) performance in children with attention deficit disorder with and without hyperactivity: effects of rate and control of pacing

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dc.contributor.authorNeedleman, Lawrence D.en
dc.contributor.committeecochairCarlson, Caryn L.en
dc.contributor.committeecochairFranchina, Joseph J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFinney, Jack W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberOllendick, Thomas H.en
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:50:49Zen
dc.date.adate2012-11-29en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:50:49Zen
dc.date.issued1989-12-04en
dc.date.rdate2012-11-29en
dc.date.sdate2012-11-29en
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the effects of task pacing on the cognitive performance of ADD/WO (n=8), ADD/H (n=l0), and normal control (n=l2) children on a continuous processing task (CPT). In the CPT, each child was exposed to fast (500ms), medium (l0O0ms), slow (2000mS), and self-paced conditions. Performance was measured as number of omission errors, number of commission errors, number of specific types of commission errors, reaction time, and rate of self-pacing. The ADD/H group had a significantly slower mean RT than the normal control group. However, groups did not differ on omission or commission errors, and there were no group by pacing condition or group by (non-target) sequence interactions. Reasons for the appearance of group differences on mean RT without group differences on accuracy are discussed in terms of subject and task characteristics.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentviii, 75 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-11292012-040140en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11292012-040140/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/46055en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1989.N433.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 21185592en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1989.N433en
dc.subject.lcshAttention in childrenen
dc.subject.lcshAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorderen
dc.subject.lcshHyperactive childrenen
dc.subject.lcshLearning disabilitiesen
dc.titleContinuous Processing Task (CPT) performance in children with attention deficit disorder with and without hyperactivity: effects of rate and control of pacingen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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