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.

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.

Correlations between Scores on a Continuous Performance Test and Parents' Ratings of Attention Problems and Impulsivity in Children

1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 739-742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald W. Thompson ◽  
George T. Nichols
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Continuous Performance Test ◽  
Attention Problems ◽  
Continuous Performance ◽  
Behavioral Ratings ◽  
The Relationship

This is a study of the relationship between a continuous performance test and parents' behavioral ratings of attention problems and impulsivity in 45 boys who had been referred to a clinic for learning and behavioral problems. No significant correlations obtained between these two methods of assessment. Perhaps the lack of congruence is due to the multidimensional nature of both attention problems and impulsivity. Suggestions for clinical practice and further research are discussed.

The Influences of Social Class and Sex on Sustained Attention (Vigilance) and Motor Inhibition in Children

1979 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Levy ◽  
G. Hobbes
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Motor Activity ◽  
Sustained Attention ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Continuous Performance Test ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Continuous Performance ◽  
Motor Inhibition ◽  
Cpt Test

A sample of 220 normal pre-school and primary school children was tested by the Continuous Performance Test(CPT), a test of sustained attention (vigilance), the Drawa-Line Slowly test (DALS), a test of motor inhibition and two sub-tests of the latter test. Significant social class associations were found for the CPT and DALS tests, but were not present for DALO and DALF (measures of speed in drawing a line). Sex differences were not found for the CPT test or for DALS, but the boys completed the DALO and DALF tests faster than the girls suggesting superior motor activity and co-ordination.

scholarly journals Efficacy of a Continuous Performance Test Based on Virtual Reality in the Diagnosis of ADHD and Its Clinical Presentations

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. 1081-1091 ◽  
Author(s):  
Débora Areces ◽  
Celestino Rodríguez ◽  
Trinidad García ◽  
Marisol Cueli ◽  
Paloma González-Castro
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Motor Activity ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Response Times ◽  
Continuous Performance Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Continuous Performance ◽  
Test Conditions ◽  
Clinical Presentations

Objective: To analyze the diagnostic effectiveness of the AULA Nesplora test to discriminate the different ADHD presentations: impulsive/hyperactive (I/H), inattentive, and combined.Method: A total of 117 students (76.9% male and 23.1% female) between 5 and 16 years of age ( M = 11.18 years, SD = 3.10 years) participated, and were divided into three groups with ADHD according to their presentation, and a control group. Results: Each of the test conditions allowed the discrimination between the I/H and combined presentations with respect to the control group, and between the I/H and inattentive presentations. However, differences among ADHD presentations were only evident when the results were separately analyzed for the visual and auditory modalities. Conclusion: This study showed that the indicators offered by the AULA Nesplora test (omissions, commissions, response times, and motor activity) make it possible to establish a differential diagnosis of ADHD presentations when analyzed under different contextual conditions.

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.

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