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The Effect of Dimensionalities of the Task Stimulus on Task Switching in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

DING Ying, YANG Shuang   

  1. Department of Psychology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123
  • Online:2012-11-15 Published:2012-11-15

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Abstract: The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of dimensionalities of the task stimulus on task switching in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD).In the present study,two experiments were conducted.Results showed that both in the two experiments,compared to normal children,children with ADHD had slower response times and less accurate responses.In the first condition,which the dimensionality of the task stimulus is the same,children with ADHD showed more switching cost at the fixed sequence than at the random sequence.But in the second condition,which the dimensionalities of the task stimulus are different, children with ADHD showed more switching cost at the random sequence than at the fixed sequence.The results indicated that the different loads of the working memory may affect the task switching in children with ADHD,but it only occurred when the attention dimensionality of the task stimulus were the same.

Key words: dimensionalities of the task stimulus, ADHD, task switching

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  • B844.1
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