Auditory and Visual Vigilance in Normal and Learning Disabled Readers

1980 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Lee Swanson
Keyword(s):  
Performance Test ◽  
Continuous Performance Test ◽  
Visual Presentation ◽  
Learning Disabled ◽  
Reading Performance ◽  
Continuous Performance ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Reading Deficiencies ◽  
Disabled Readers

The Continuous Performance Test was administered to normal and learning disabled males (CA 12.5) to test the proposition that learning disabled children manifest an attention deficit related to reading performance. Children were tested on two task lengths (4.45 and 9.30 minutes) and two modalities (auditory and visual) in which dependent measures were correct detections and false responses. As expected, learning disabled children with reading deficiencies made significantly fewer correct detections and more false responses than did normal children. There was no strong evidence to indicate that a visual presentation provided better attention for learning disabled children. Results were interpreted as supporting the notion that learning disabled readers are underattentive to critical stimuli.

Event-Related Brain Potentials During a Continuous Performance Test (CPT) Task in Normal Children

2001 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 214-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrés Antonio González-Garrido ◽  
Fabiola Rebeca Gómez-Velázquez ◽  
Thalia Fernández-Harmony ◽  
José Luis Oropeza de Alba ◽  
José Luis Ruiz-Sandoval
Keyword(s):  
Performance Test ◽  
Continuous Performance Test ◽  
Continuous Performance ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Brain Potentials

Behavior and Attention in LD Children

1988 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 360-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele J. Eliason ◽  
Lynn C. Richman
Keyword(s):  
Motor Activity ◽  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Continuous Performance Test ◽  
Learning Disabled ◽  
Continuous Performance ◽  
Two Measures ◽  
Behavior Scale ◽  
Problem Checklist

The performance of 90 learning disabled (LD) children on two measures of behavior and attentional skills was examined: (a) the Revised Behavior Problem Checklist (RBPC, Quay & Peterson, 1987) is a parent-rated multivariate behavior scale; and (b) the Continuous Performance Test (CPT, Lindgren & Lyon, 1983) is a laboratory vigilance / impulsivity measure. As a group, the LD subjects exceeded normative standards on every measure of both scales. However, when the data were examined individually, approximately 30% of the children accounted for the majority of behavioral problems. The most common difficulties were noted on attention, cognitive processing, anxiety, and excessive motor activity.

scholarly journals Attention Patterns in Children with Attention Deficit Disorder with or without Hyperactivity

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 1093-1107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gil Zalsman ◽  
Orat Pumeranz ◽  
Gabriel Peretz ◽  
David H. Ben-Dor ◽  
Sharon Dekel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Attention Deficit Disorder ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Continuous Performance Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Continuous Performance ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Equal Degree ◽  
Before And After

The objective of this study was to differentiate the attention patterns associated with attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity using continuous performance test (CPT). The diagnoses were based on the DSM-III, III-R, and IV criteria and of the 39 children who participated in the study, 14 had attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADDH) and 11 had attention deficit disorder without hyperactivity (ADDWO), while 14 normal children served as a control group. Attention patterns were examined according to the performance of subjects on the CPT and parental scores on the ADHD Rating Scale, the Child Attention Profile, and the Conners Rating Scale. CPT performances were assessed before and after administration of 10 mg methylphenidate. We found as hypothesized that the CPT differentiated between the ADDH and ADDWO groups. However, contrary to our expectations, the ADDH children made more omission errors than the ADDWO children; they also showed more hyperactivity and impulsivity. The performance of both groups improved to an equal degree after the administration of methylphenidate. It is conluded that different subtypes of the attention deficit disorders are characterized by different attention profiles and that methylphenidate improves scores on test of continuous performance.

Contingent Negative Variation (CNV) bei Kindern mit hyperkinetischem Syndrom - eine experimentelle Untersuchung mittels des Continuous Performance Test (CPT)

2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 239-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Hennighausen ◽  
G. Schulte-Körne ◽  
A. Warnke ◽  
H. Remschmidt
Keyword(s):  
Contingent Negative Variation ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Continuous Performance Test ◽  
Continuous Performance ◽  
Experimentelle Untersuchung

Zusammenfassung Fragestellung: Gibt es neurophysiologische Korrelate der Aufmerksamkeitsstörung beim hyperkinetischen Syndrom (HKS) und welche Bedeutung haben diese für die Ätiologie der Störung. Methodik: Selektive Aufmerksamkeitsprozesse wurden anhand des zweistufigen Continuous Performance Test (CPT) bei 18 Jungen mit hyperkinetischem Syndrom (HKS) untersucht und mit einer nach dem Alter parallelisierten Kontrollgruppe von 21 Jungen verglichen. Die Altersspanne der Stichprobe betrug 6 bis 12 Jahre. Parallel dazu wurden ereigniskorrelierte Potentiale (EKP) während des Tests an den Elektrodenpositionen Fz, Cz, Pz und Oz mit Referenz zu verbundenen Ohren abgeleitet. Ergebnisse: Im EKP nach dem präparatorischen Stimulus konnten zwei Komponenten der Contingent Negative Variation (CNV) mit unterschiedlicher topographischer Verteilung identifiziert werden (CNV-1: 600 bis 1100 ms und CNV-2: 1000 bis 1500 ms nach Stimulus). Die Stichproben unterschieden sich nicht auf der Verhaltensebene (Fehlerrate und Reaktionszeit). Signifikante Gruppenunterschiede ergaben sich hinsichtlich der Topographie der beiden CNV-Komponenten. Kinder mit HKS zeigten im Vergleich zu Kontrollkindern eine signifikant niedrigere CNV-1 über der frontalen und eine Tendenz zu stärkerer Negativierung (CNV-1 und CNV-2) über der occipitalen Elektrode. Schlussfolgerungen: Die Ergebnisse unterstützen die Hypothese einer Unterfunktion frontaler inhibitorischer Prozesse bei Kindern mit HKS.

Comparing the Mathematics Continuous Performance Test With Other Measures of Tests of Attention

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 291-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dubi Lufi ◽  
Shachar Pan
Keyword(s):  
Performance Test ◽  
Continuous Performance Test ◽  
Clinical Population ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Continuous Performance ◽  
Adhd Assessment ◽  
Research Reporting ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Continuous Performance Tests ◽  
Better Than

Abstract. Several studies have shown that Continuous Performance Tests (CPT) can diagnose Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) better than other tests. Research reporting comparisons of two or more CPT-type tests is scarce. The purpose of the study was to compare the Mathematics Continuous Performance Test (MATH-CPT) with another CPT-type test (CPT II) and a questionnaire (the Brown Scale). The comparison was carried out by looking at correlations among subscales and checking the precision of detecting ADHD. Ninety-five high school and college students participated in the study, 41 with ADHD were the research group and 54 were the control group. The participants performed the two tests and answered the questionnaire. The results showed that the MATH-CPT correctly identified 74.50% of the participants of both groups as compared to the 71.60% of the CPT II. Correlations between the two CPT-type tests were moderate; however, they were similar to correlations found in other studies comparing similar tools. The MATH-CPT, final attention formula, showed significant correlations with the Brown scales, while the CPT II, confidence index associated with ADHD assessment, showed nonsignificant correlations with the questionnaire. The study indicated that MATH-CPT can be used with a clinical population of ADHD and for research purposes.

prisoners use an inflexible strategy in a continuous performance test: A replication

1997 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arne Dalteg ◽  
Kirsten Rasmussen ◽  
Jimmy Jensen ◽  
Bengt Persson ◽  
May Lindgren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Performance Test ◽  
Continuous Performance Test ◽  
Continuous Performance
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