Validity of the executive function theory of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a meta-analytic review.
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...Effect sizes for all EF measures fell in the range that is typically considered a medium effect (Cohen 1988), but the strongest and most consistent effects were obtained on measures of response inhibition, vigilance, spatial working memory, and some measures of planning....
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...…minimal evidence of an association between EF and ADHD (McGee et al 1989), leading the authors to suggest that additional research was needed to test whether the relation between ADHD and EF was significant in the general population or was a sampling artifact restricted to clinic-referred samples....
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...Weighted mean effect sizes for all measures fell in the range considered a medium effect (d .43–.69; Cohen 1988)....
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...The procedure described by Cohen (1988) was used to compute a standardized effect size (d) for the mean difference between groups with and without ADHD on each EF measure administered in each study (Table 2)....
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...…5, Dimoska et al (2003); 6, Fallgatter; 7, Levin et al (2001); 8, Mariani and Barkley (1997); 9, Matáro et al (1997); 10, Mentzel et al (1998); 11, iyake et al (2000); 12, Owen et al (1996a); 13, Owen et al (1996b); 14, Petrides and Milner (1982); 15, Robbins et al (1998); 16, Rowe et al (2001);…...
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...…EF mpairments or other neurocognitive weaknesses may directly ause poor performance on standardized tests of intelligence or cademic achievement (Barkley 1997), in which case controlling or these variables may remove a portion of the variance that is hared between ADHD symptoms and EF…...
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...…2, Brandeis et al (1998); 3, Carlin et al (2000); , Demakis (2003); 5, Dimoska et al (2003); 6, Fallgatter; 7, Levin et al (2001); 8, Mariani and Barkley (1997); 9, Matáro et al (1997); 10, Mentzel et al (1998); 11, iyake et al (2000); 12, Owen et al (1996a); 13, Owen et al (1996b); 14,…...
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...Several authors proposed that different patterns of EF weaknesses could provide key evidence of discriminant validity between the DSM-IV inattentive and combined subtypes, particularly on measures of response inhibition (e.g., Barkley 1997; Chhabildas et al 2001; Nigg 2001)....
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...…1989); Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, Heaton (1981); Trailmaking Test Reitan and Wolfson (1985); Tower of Hanoi Borys et al (1982); Tower of London, hallice (1982); Porteus Mazes, Porteus (1965); Rey–Osterreith Complex Figure Test, Waber and Holmes (1985); Sentence span, Siegel and Ryan (1989);…...
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...Spatial Working Memoryc 15, 20 13 12 aReferences for additional information about each task: Stop-signal reaction time, Logan et al (1997); CPT omission and commission errors, Newcorn et al 1989); Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, Heaton (1981); Trailmaking Test Reitan and Wolfson (1985); Tower of Hanoi Borys et al (1982); Tower of London, hallice (1982); Porteus Mazes, Porteus (1965); Rey–Osterreith Complex Figure Test, Waber and Holmes (1985); Sentence span, Siegel and Ryan (1989); Digits ackward, Wechsler (1991); Self-ordered pointing, Petrides and Milner (1982); CANTAB, Owen et al (1996a). bStudies cited support validity of the task as a measure of executive function....
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