Sustained Attention in Brain Damaged Children

1970 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 317-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter A. Campanelli
Keyword(s):  
Sustained Attention ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Continuous Performance Test ◽  
Specific Site ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Continuous Performance ◽  
Convulsive Disorders

This study explored sustained attention in children with convulsive disorders diagnosed as having cortical and subcortical lesions by means of the Continuous Performance Test (CPT). Significant differences were found between and within these 2 groups and a control group. Results support other findings concerning specific site of lesion on sustained attention in brain damaged children when measured by the CPT. Implications for learning are discussed.

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.

scholarly journals Sustained Attention in Intellectually Gifted Children Assessed Using a Continuous Performance Test

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. e57417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiannong Shi ◽  
Ting Tao ◽  
Wei Chen ◽  
Li Cheng ◽  
Long Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustained Attention ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Continuous Performance Test ◽  
Gifted Children ◽  
Continuous Performance ◽  
Intellectually Gifted

Decrements in Sustained Attention Across Trials in a Continuous Performance Test

2010 ◽  
Vol 198 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul H. Lysaker ◽  
Jack Tsai ◽  
Lindsey L. Henninger ◽  
Jenifer L. Vohs ◽  
Kristen Viverito
Keyword(s):  
Sustained Attention ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Continuous Performance Test ◽  
Continuous Performance

scholarly journals A-13 Sustained Attention, Impulsivity, and Tangentiality of Speech Among Young Adults and Older Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 872-872
Author(s):  
J Helphrey ◽  
L Smith ◽  
D Rodriguez ◽  
D Rose III ◽  
J Sawyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Sustained Attention ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Continuous Performance Test ◽  
Procedural Memory ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Continuous Performance ◽  
Commission Errors ◽  
Omission Errors

Abstract Objective Previous research has linked off-topic verbosity (OTV) among older adults with lower performance on neuropsychological tests tapping attention and executive functioning. However, most of this research has utilized relatively brief neurocognitive measures. Continuous performance tests (CPTs) measure sustained attention and impulsivity. The purpose of this study was to investigate relationships between sustained attention, impulsivity, and tangentiality of speech among young adults and older adults. Method Young adult college students (age 18-29; n= 61) and healthy, community-dwelling older adults (age 60-99; n = 81) were administered the Conners’ Continuous Performance Test – 3 and provided a sample of speech (one episodic memory and one procedural memory). These speech samples were transcribed and rated for tangentiality by three independent reviewers. Results Among all participants, greater tangentiality of speech was associated with omission errors (r = .22, p = .01) but not with commission errors. This same pattern was found among older adults: omission errors (r = .23, p = .04) were associated with greater tangentiality but commission errors were not. Among young adults, these relationships were not statistically significant. Conclusions Results suggest that tangentiality of speech is associated with inattentiveness but not impulsivity, and this relationship may be more marked among older adults than young adults. OTV among older adults may stem from difficulty sustaining attention over time rather than diminished capacity for inhibiting impulses.

Age-Related Changes in Distractibility: Developmental Trajectory of Sustained Attention in ADHD

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (14) ◽  
pp. 1333-1343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ortal Slobodin ◽  
Hanoch Cassuto ◽  
Itai Berger
Keyword(s):  
Sustained Attention ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Continuous Performance Test ◽  
Developmental Trajectory ◽  
Continuous Performance ◽  
Children With Adhd ◽  
The Core ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Omission Errors ◽  
Age Related Changes

Objective: This study investigated age-related changes in sustained attention in children with ADHD and in their typically developed peers. Method: The study used a Continuous Performance Test (CPT) that includes visual and auditory stimuli serving as distractors. The rate of omission errors was used as a measurement of difficulty in sustained attention. Participants were children and adolescents aged 7 to 18 years (478 with ADHD and 361 without ADHD). Results: Both groups of adolescents (with and without ADHD) showed reduced distractibility than younger children from the same group. However, distractibility tended to diminish in non-ADHD adolescents, but not in adolescents with ADHD. Conclusion: Although part of the difficulties in ADHD could be explained by developmental delay that improves with time, other deficits, such as increased distractibility causing more omission errors, do not show a clear developmental trajectory. The results suggest that deficits in inhibitory control might be the core of ADHD.

Sustained Attention Deficit in Young Schizophrenic and Schizotypic Men

1992 ◽  
Vol 71 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1131-1136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordi E. Obiols ◽  
Margarida Clos ◽  
Eulalia Corberó ◽  
Mercè García-Domingo ◽  
Isabel de Trinchería ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustained Attention ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Continuous Performance Test ◽  
Continuous Performance ◽  
Dimensional Theory ◽  
Attention Task ◽  
Schizophrenia Spectrum ◽  
Schizophrenic Group ◽  
The Difference

We studied groups of 39 schizophrenic subjects, 35 schizotypic subjects, and 33 control subjects, comparing them on a standard sustained attention task called the Continuous Performance Test (identical pairs version). The expected negative relationship between performance on sustained attention and psychopathology was confirmed by differences among the three groups which were in the direction predicted, although only the difference between the schizophrenic group and the other two groups was significant. This finding adds evidence to the view from research on high risk and attention with schizophrenic subjects that subtle attention deficits are present among subjects within the schizophrenia spectrum. Consequently, our results can be understood as supporting a dimensional theory of psychopathology.

Sustained Attention on a Continuous Performance Test

1999 ◽  
Vol 89 (3) ◽  
pp. 1025-1027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Weinstein ◽  
Todd Nader ◽  
Marshall L. Silverstein ◽  
Lillian Finelli
Keyword(s):  
Sustained Attention ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Continuous Performance Test ◽  
Continuous Performance
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