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Taylor, Cindy J. "Development and Validation of the Checklist for Differential Diagnosis of Attentional Problems." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1999. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc279109/.
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The current study discussed the development and validation of the Checklist for Differential Diagnosis of Attentional Problems (CDDAP), a tool for use with adults seeking diagnosis and treatment of an Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Normative data are provided on three subject groups (ADHD adults, controls, and adults with other psychiatric disorders). Convergent validity was established with the SCL-90, and criterion validity established through comparing scaled scores with final diagnoses. Overall, this measure was accurate at differentiating adults with ADHD from controls and adults with other psychiatric disorders. Results indicated that the CDDAP was also able to identify other psychiatric disorders with 71 to 92% accuracy, depending on the disorder.
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Brenton-Haden, Sally Elizabeth. "Metacognitive strategies and attribution training with children displaying attentional problems." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/nq22956.pdf.
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Wheaton, Patricia. "Attentional problems in adults following severe traumatic brain injury : a meta-analysis /." Title page, table of contents and abstract only, 2004. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09ARPS/09arpsw558.pdf.
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DeWitt, Mary Beth Highmiller. "The effects of reinforcement schedules on the performance of children with mental retardation and attentional problems /." The Ohio State University, 1995. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu14878659294582.
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Creanor, Victoria C. "Attentional-bias to sleep-related stimuli in children with sleep-problems : an investigation using an induced-change-blindness paradigm." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2011. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/2931/.
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Introduction. High prevalence-rates of childhood sleep-problems have highlighted the importance to understand what causes/maintains them. Attentional-bias (AB), a phenomenon involved in psychological problem-maintenance, involves attention becoming skewed towards problem-specific stimuli. Research into AB in childhood psychological-problems is now growing. Other research shows parental health-beliefs to be influential on their children's health. Method. Using an induced-change-blindness flicker paradigm, the current study investigates AB to sleep-related stimuli in children with sleep-problems aged 6-11, while correlational-analysis examines the relationship between parental health-beliefs and effort made to address children's sleep-problems. Results. All children detected sleep-related changes quicker than neutral changes. Of those completing the sleep-related task, good sleepers were quicker, while of those completing the neutral task, poor sleepers were quicker. The more parents believed they could influence their own health-status, the more effort they made to address their child's health-problem. Discussion. Potential theories for the results are presented in addition to methodological flaws, limitations and general conclusions.
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Hoath, Fiona E. "Feasibility study for an Enhanced Group Triple P-Positive Parenting Program including families with a child aged 5-9 years with disruptive behaviour and attentional problems /." [St Lucia, Qld.], 2001. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe16764.pdf.
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Corkum, Penny. "Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and sleep problems." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0015/NQ45712.pdf.
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Barnes, Sally Anne. "Attention and memory problems in chronic pain." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.323765.
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Alford, Lucy Maddux. "Problems in post-foundational ethics : contingency, responsibility, attention." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2011. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.553752.
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Over the course of the last century, modern and postmodern thought has called attention to the uncertain ground for relations of respect and responsibility within an increasingly contingent, post-secular, and seemingly “foundationless” context. The strong moral claims of the contemporary human rights discourse have both responded to (with stronger claims and better campaign strategies) and suffered from the pervasive condition of moral uncertainty, ethical groundlessness. This dissertation considers the development, destabilization, and breakdown of moral subjectivity over the course of the last half of the twentieth century. My thesis identifies a correlation between an increasingly contingent political and intellectual terrain and an increasingly plural and indeterminate moral subject. Chapter One addresses the subjectivity with which the field of human rights was born—the atomized, individual agency, a product of Enlightenment thought, imbued with the appropriate theological holdovers: a secular version of the transcendent soul, the hallmarks of which are inherent dignity, integrity, and inviolability. Chapter Two marks a first stage in the pluralization of the moral subject, now conceived as a subjective relation between responsible and culpable parties. I explore this relational subjectivity in the work of Emmanuel Levinas, and explore its interpretation and application in the fields of rights talk and witness media. Chapter Three considers a further pluralized moral subjectivity in the context of systemic violence, in which the lines of agent, perpetrator and victim are less clear, more contingent. Chapter Four follows the implications of systemic relation into the domain of human/non-human relation, wherein even the standing of the “human” becomes riddled with contingencies. Chapter Five explores the space of attention as both opening and precondition for ethical relation and responsibility in a post-foundational context marked by contingency, porosity, and instability.
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Johnson, Jennifer E. "Investigating visual attention while solving college algebra problems." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/19704.
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Master of ScienceMathematics
Andrew G. Bennett
This study utilizes eye-tracking technology as a tool to measure college algebra students’ mathematical noticing as defined by Lobato and colleagues (2012). Research in many disciplines has used eye-tracking technology to investigate the differences in visual attention under the assumption that eye movements reflect a person’s moment-to-moment cognitive processes. Motivated by the work done by Madsen and colleagues (2012) who found visual differences between those who correctly and incorrectly solve introductory college physics problems, we used eye-tracking to observe the visual attention difference between correct and incorrect solvers of college algebra problems. More specifically, we consider students’ visual attention when presented tabular representations of linear functions. We found that in several of the problems analyzed, those who answered the problem correctly spend more time looking at relevant table values of the problem while those who answered the problem incorrectly spend more time looking at irrelevant table labels x, y, y = f(x) of the problem in comparison to the correct solvers. More significantly, we found a noteworthy group of students, who did not move beyond table labels, using these labels solely to solve the problem. Future analyses need to be done to expand on the differences between eye patterns rather than just focusing on dwell time in the relevant and irrelevant areas of a table.
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Fields, Alicia D. "Recognition of facial affect in adults with attention problems." Fairfax, VA : George Mason University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1920/2984.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--George Mason University, 2008.Vita: p. 107. Thesis director: Johannes Rojahn. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Oct. 15, 2008). Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-106). Also issued in print.
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Baldauskienė, Emilija. "Aktyvumo ir dėmesio sutrikimą turinčių mokinių mokykloje patiriamos bendravimo problemos." Bachelor's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2012. http://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2012~D_20120703_115430-87914.
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Bakalauro darbe nagrinėjamos aktyvumo ir dėmesio sutrikimą turinčių mokinių bendravimo problemos. Bakalauro darbo tikslas - išnagrinėti aktyvumo ir dėmesio sutrikimą turinčių mokinių bendravimo problemas patiriamas mokykloje. Anketinės apklausos metodu tirta mokinių nuomonė apie mokyklą ir savijautą joje, buvo siekiama išanalizuoti mokinių bendravimo problemas. Apklausiant pedagogus, siekta nustatyti pedagogų reakcijas į nepageidaujamą mokinių elgesį, jų tarpusavio bendravimo su aktyvumo ir dėmesio sutrikimų turinčių vaikų ypatumus, efektyviausias nepageidaujamo elgesio valdymo priemones.Tyrimo metu nustatyta, jog aktyvumo ir dėmesio sutrikimų turintys mokiniai nesijaučia turintys didelių bendravimo problemų. Bendravimą su mokytojais jie vertina teigiamai, labiausiai jie nerimauja, kai reikia pradėti pokalbį ar išsakyti savo nuomonę, nes mano, kad jų niekas nesupranta. Bendraudami su bendraklasiais, jie jaučia kitų mokinių nenorą bendrauti ir mano, jog su jais sutaria tik kai aktyvumo ir dėmesio sutrikimą turinčių mokinių elgesys būna geras. Daţniausia mokinių nesutarimų su bendraamţiais prieţastis yra patyčios. Dauguma mokytojų neturi neigiamo poţiūrio į aktyvumo ir dėmesio sutrikimų turinčius mokinius. Bendravimo su mokiniais, turinčiais aktyvumo ir dėmesio sutrikimą, nesklandumus mokytojai sprendţia pozityviomis priemonėmis, o efektyviausios, mokytojų teigimu, elgesio valdymo priemonės – pokalbiai su tokiais mokiniais ir nuolatinis mokinių uţimtumas.In the bachelor work were analysed pupil with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder communication problems having at school. Work purpose – to find out pupils with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder communication problems at school. The biggest part of schoolteachers do not have negative view to pupils with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Because of pupils negative behaviour, shoolteachers solve communication problems by positive methods. Most effective methods of behaviour control – conversations and full employment.
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de, Jager Petronella Susanna. "A case study on the impact of sensory processing difficulties on the learning and development of two Asperger's syndrome learners in grade R." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1938.
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Dissertation (Masters in Education (Education and Social Sciences))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2009The purpose of this study was to explore the impact that sensory processing had on the learning and development of two Grade R learners that experience Asperger's Syndrome. The present study is grounded in theories originating from the works of Piaget (1973 & 1978), Vygotsky (1978 & 1993), Feuerstein (1980 & 1991) and Erikson (1950). The informal, flexible education experienced in Grade R classes reflects both the OBE curriculum and inclusive education systems found in South Africa. The main medium of learning is through sensory experiences, therefore it was necessary to research how two AS learners would learn and develop and explore their world through their senses. This research approach was purely qualitative. Multi-methods of data collection, particularly interviews and observations were used. The sample size was two independent case studies, using learners aged between five and seven, who had been clinically diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome (AS). The two AS learners both attended mainstream Grade R classes and both had facilitators. The findings of the study answer the key research question: “What is the impact of sensory processing difficulties on the learning and development of two learners experiencing Asperger's Syndrome in Grade R?” The results confirmed the impact sensory processing had on the learning and development of learners experiencing AS. The learners had difficulty learning new skills and concepts. Although they were both bright learners, they were perceived as underachievers. Identifying these sensory difficulties and creating awareness among educators, can have a positive impact on these learners' adaptability in a mainstream school environment. This study recommends that early intervention with AS learners is vital for their future learning and development. The interpretation of body language and social skills of normal learners needs to be taught to learners with AS so they can begin to socialise with other learners positively. Ebersöhn & Eloff (2006) suggest that knowledge of asset-based good practices should be shared with educators and caregivers, so that they can focus on the AS learners' strengths and positive character traits. The multi-disciplinary team need to work together to offer support to these learners assisting them to develop to their full potential
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Koltun, Hadley Stephen. "Teacher-identified oral language difficulties in children with attention problems." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1992. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ51540.pdf.
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Madsen, Adrian M. "Studies of visual attention in physics problem solving." Diss., Kansas State University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/15429.
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Doctor of PhilosophyDepartment of Physics
N. Sanjay Rebello
The work described here represents an effort to understand and influence visual attention while solving physics problems containing a diagram. Our visual system is guided by two types of processes -- top-down and bottom-up. The top-down processes are internal and determined by ones prior knowledge and goals. The bottom-up processes are external and determined by features of the visual stimuli such as color, and luminance contrast. When solving physics problems both top-down and bottom-up processes are active, but to varying degrees. The existence of two types of processes opens several interesting questions for physics education. For example, how do bottom-up processes influence problem solvers in physics? Can we leverage these processes to draw attention to relevant diagram areas and improve problem-solving? In this dissertation we discuss three studies that investigate these open questions and rely on eye movements as a primary data source. We assume that eye movements reflect a person’s moment-to-moment cognitive processes, providing a window into one’s thinking. In our first study, we compared the way correct and incorrect solvers viewed relevant and novice-like elements in a physics problem diagram. We found correct solvers spent more time attending to relevant areas while incorrect solvers spent more time looking at novice-like areas. In our second study, we overlaid these problems with dynamic visual cues to help students’ redirect their attention. We found that in some cases these visual cues improved problem-solving performance and influenced visual attention. To determine more precisely how the perceptual salience of diagram elements influenced solvers’ attention, we conducted a third study where we manipulated the perceptual salience of the diagram elements via changes in luminance contrast. These changes did not influence participants’ answers or visual attention. Instead, similar to our first study, the time spent looking in various areas of the diagram was related to the correctness of an answer. These results suggest that top-down processes dominate while solving physics problems. In sum, the study of visual attention and visual cueing in particular shows that attention is an important component of physics problem-solving and can potentially be leveraged to improve student performance.
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Al-Azzam, Manar Mahmoud. "Arab immigrant Muslim mothers' perceptions of children's attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)." Diss., University of Iowa, 2011. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1527.
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ADHD is a common behavioral problem among children and adolescents and has been studied extensively. However, this disorder is still understudied in ethnic, immigrant minorities in the U.S. such as Arab families. Thus, this descriptive, qualitative study was important and needed because a gap exists in the literature concerning Arab immigrant mothers' perceptions of the children's behavioral problems such as ADHD and the implications of such child behavioral problems within the Arab immigrant family. The available literature has focused on other minorities in the United States and not Arab minorities. Accordingly, this study focused on and took a qualitative approach in order to gain an in-depth understanding of how Arab immigrant mothers perceive, describe and respond to children behavioral problems. The main purpose of this study was to elicit mothers' perceptions of and responses to behavioral problems in children, especially those behaviors associated with ADHD, in a purposeful sample comprised of Arab immigrant Muslim mothers.
The findings of this study indicate that generally, mothers used several terms to describe problematic behaviors in children, words like "active", "overactive", "spoiled", "concentration problems,"...etc. Also, mothers reported several strategies for how they would respond to a child's behaviors if the child exhibited behavioral problems as well as the use of many resources available for handling a child with behavioral problems. Mothers reported various issues they considered to be triggers that would cause them to seek help for a child's behaviors. Moreover, mothers emphasized the issues of social stigma, lack of knowledge, and lack of resources as problems that would hinder them from seeking professional mental health assistance for treating behavioral problems for children in the mothers' country of birth. The results indicated that the mothers' unfavorable attitudes toward seeking formal mental health services are most likely to be affected by cultural and traditional beliefs about mental health problem. Interestingly, mothers reported that their attitudes toward children's behavioral problems differ when in the U.S. than the generally accepted attitudes held in their home countries.
This study added new knowledge and also provided information to social scientists, health care providers, mental health professionals, educators, and policy makers to better understand the needs of Arab immigrant families with children who may suffer from behavioral problems/ADHD. Finally, this study provided information for future researchers who wish to study child behavioral problems/ADHD with immigrant families other than Arabs.
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Allen, S. "Effortful control, attention biases and problem behaviours in children." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2005. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1445289/.
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This review integrates findings from the research fields of temperament, cognitive processes and childhood psychopathology. It examines the role of temperamental effortful control (EC) in both internalising and externalising behaviours in children. The difficulties in operationalising the construct of EC and its developmental trajectory are also highlighted. The review then reviews evidence for attentional biases (hypervigilance to threat, disengagement difficulties and avoidance) in anxiety and aggression. Research is presented which considers the association between attentional biases and EC and discusses this association as a risk factor in the development of childhood anxiety a similar process is presented as a potential risk in externalising behaviours.
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Christensen, Rita L. "A multi-level analysis of attentional biases in abstinent and non-abstinent problem drinkers." Tallahassee, Florida : Florida State University, 2009. http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-11022009-101834/.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2009.Advisor: Alan R. Lang, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Psychology. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed on April 8, 2009). Document formatted into pages; contains xvii, 112 pages. Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-111).
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Kuhne, Michael. "Friendship patterns of children and adolescents with learning disabilities and attention problems." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape7/PQDD_0020/NQ41199.pdf.
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NUNES, RENATA CRISTINA FERREIRA. "THE FACILITATING ENVIRONMENT: A ESTUDY WITH CHILDREN SHOWING ATTENTION PROBLEMS IN SCHOLL." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2013. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=21983@1.
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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIROCOORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIOR
PROGRAMA DE SUPORTE À PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO DE INSTS. DE ENSINO
Este trabalho apresenta uma reflexão sobre uma prática de estimulação através de atividades lúdicas, realizada com grupos de crianças que apresentavam um sintoma de dificuldade de atenção em atividades escolares. A pesquisa teórica teve por finalidade buscar bases para fundamentar o trabalho, considerando-se as referências culturais da atualidade e as influências que o diálogo e a relação de identificação com os profissionais envolvidos proporcionaram a essas crianças. Atenção e a falta dela foram os focos desta pesquisa.
This dissertation presents a reflection on the practice of stimulation through play activities, conducted with groups of children who presented a lack of attention as a common symptom in school activities. The theoretical research aimed to seek bases to support a group work with children, considering the current cultural references and influences that dialogue and relationship identification with the professionals involved have provided to these children. Attention and the lack of it were the focus of this research.
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Walker, Stephen Frank Smith Richard G. "Immediate and subsequent effects of fixed-time delivery of therapist attention on problem behavior maintained by attention." [Denton, Tex.] : University of North Texas, 2009. http://digital.library.unt.edu/permalink/meta-dc-11002.
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Walker, Stephen Frank. "Immediate and Subsequent Effects of Fixed-Time Delivery of Therapist Attention on Problem Behavior Maintained by Attention." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2009. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc11002/.
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The purpose of the current study was to investigate the immediate and subsequent effects of fixed-time attention on problem behavior maintained by therapist attention utilizing a three-component multiple-schedule design. The treatment analysis indicated that fixed-time attention produced a significant immediate decrease in the frequency of physically disruptive behavior (PDB), represented by low frequencies of PDB in Component 2, as well as a continued subsequent effect, represented by lower frequencies of problem behavior in Component 3 when compared to Component 1. The possible behavioral mechanisms responsible for the observed suppression in Component 2 of the treatment analysis are discussed. Evidence of behavioral contrast was observed in Components 1 and 3 of the treatment analysis in conditions in which Component 2 contained a fixed-time schedule of stimulus delivery. In addition, limitations and future research are outlined.
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Fahey, Jeanette Chandlee Williams J. Michael. "Developmental changes in attention performance and their relationship to behavior and school problems /." Philadelphia, Pa. : Drexel University, 2006. http://dspace.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/740.
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CHEN, MEI-KUANG. "Reviews of Empirical Studies on Attention Placebo for Anxiety or Phobia Related Problems." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/203014.
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The term "attention placebo" has been used in an imprecise and often seemingly thoughtless way for decades, and it is often confusing to encounter "attention placebo group" in outcome studies. The purpose of this study was to investigate attention placebo empirically, focusing on anxiety or phobia related problems. The two aims were (1) to describe and summarize how researchers define attention placebo in empirical studies and the intervention procedures involved in these studies; and (2) to explore the possibility of estimating the magnitude of the attention placebo effects on anxiety or phobia related problems.A thorough literature search was carried out with the keywords of attention placebo synonyms and the resulting list of 1304 articles was screened for unique empirical articles on anxiety or phobia related problems. A total of 545 articles were identified as attention placebo empirical studies, and 83 involved anxiety or phobia related problems. These 83 constituent articles were coded for the purpose of qualitative overview, and 63 articles with sufficient data were included in the meta-analysis of attention placebo effects.The results of the qualitative overview of attention placebo on anxiety or phobia related problems showed that most articles did not discuss explicitly any rationale for using an attention placebo group, but simply included one as a comparison group. The arrangements for attention placebo interventions were diverse and often reflected little concern for emulating the nonspecific features of the treatment(s) of interest. Two meta-analyses were performed based on the comparison of attention placebo and a no-treatment control, and attention placebo and the verum. The overall estimated effect of attention placebo is Hedges's g=0.32, a small effect, significantly different from the effect size of the other control groups. Compared to the verum, the effects of attention placebo are not consistent in magnitude but were nearly all smaller than the effects of the verum treatments. Meta-regression and subgroup analyses indicated that estimating attention placebo effects is a sensible and meaningful research activity.In conclusion, attention placebo is not so much about attention, and it is possible to estimate the effects of attention placebo.
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McDuffy, Katharine Walcott Christy. "Effectiveness of a Computer Literacy Intervention for Young Children with Attention and Reading Problems." [Greenville, N.C.] : East Carolina University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/2686.
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Fahie, Carleen. "Executive functioning and theory of mind in children with attention and disruptive behaviour problems." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ62343.pdf.
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Wu, Xian. "Influence of multimedia hints on conceptual physics problem solving and visual attention." Diss., Kansas State University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/32890.
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Doctor of PhilosophyDepartment of Physics
Brett D. DePaola
Nobel S. Rebello
Previous research has showed that visual cues can improve learners' problem solving performance on conceptual physics tasks. In this study we investigated the influence of multimedia hints that included visual, textual, and audio modalities, and all possible combinations thereof, on students' problem solving performance and visual attention. The participants (N = 162) were recruited from conceptual physics classes for this study. Each of them participated in an individual interview, which contained four task sets. Each set contained one initial task, six training tasks, one near transfer task and one far transfer task. We used a 2 (visual hint/no visual hint) x 2 (text hint/no text hint) x 2 (audio hint/no audio hint) between participant quasi-experimental design. Participants were randomly assigned into one of the eight conditions and were provided hints for training tasks, corresponding to the assigned condition. Our results showed that problem solving performance on the training tasks was affected by hint modality. Unlike what was predicted by Mayer's modality principle, we found evidence of a reverse modality effect, in which text hints helped participants solve the physics tasks better than audio hints. Then we studied students’ visual attention as they solved these physics tasks. We found the participants preferentially attended to visual hints over text hints when they were presented simultaneously. This effect was unaffected by the inclusion of audio hints. Text hints also imposed less cognitive load than audio hints, as measured by fixation durations. And presenting visual hints caused more cognitive load while fixating expert-like interest areas than during the time intervals before and after hints. A theoretical model is proposed to explain both problem solving performance and visual attention. According to the model, because visual hints integrated the functions of selection, organization, and integration, this caused a relatively heavy cognitive load yet improved problem solving performance. Furthermore, text hints were a better resource for complex linguistic information than transient audio hints. We also discuss limitations of the current study, which may have led to results contrary to Mayer's modality principle in some respects, but consistent with it in others.
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French, Rachel B. "Health and behavioral problems associated with symptoms of pediatric sleep disorders." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2008. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0002767.
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Sarver, Dustin E. "ADHD behavior problems and near- and long-term scholastic achievement differential mediating effects of verbal and visuospatial memory." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2010. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4535.
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The current study examined verbal and visuospatial memory abilities as potential mediators of the relationship among ADHD behavior problems and near- and long-term scholastic achievement. Scholastic achievement was measured initially and at 4-year follow-up in an ethnically diverse sample of children (N = 325). Nested composite (reading, math, language) and domain-specific reading structural equation models revealed that ADHD behavior problems exerted a negative influence on scholastic achievement measures, both initially and at follow-up. Much of this influence, however, was mediated by verbal memory's contribution to near-term achievement, whereas visuospatial memory contributed more robustly to long-term achievement. For the domain-specific math achievement model, the collective influence of verbal and visuospatial memory fully mediated the direct influence of ADHD behavior problems on near-term math achievement, and visuospatial memory alone contributed to both near- and long-term achievement. In all models, measured intelligence made no contribution to later achievement beyond its initial influence on early achievement. The results contribute to the understanding of the developmental trajectory of scholastic achievement, and have potential implications for developing remedial programs targeting verbal and visual memory deficits in children with ADHD behavior problems.ID: 030423171; System requirements: World Wide Web browser and PDF reader.; Mode of access: World Wide Web.; Thesis (M.S.)--University of Central Florida, 2010.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-42).
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Blomqvist, My. "Analysis of behavior and communication during dental appointments in children with attention and learning problems /." Stockholm, 2004. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2004/20041210blom/.
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Brand, Rebecca J., Wallace E. Jr Dixon, and Matthew T. McBee. "Challenging the Link Between Early Childhood Television Exposure and Later Attention Problems: a Multiverse Analysis." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/4902.
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The claim that early childhood television exposure causes later attention problems (Christakis et al., 2004) remains strongly held by both the popular media and many researchers in the field, despite the fact that re-analyses and meta-analyses have directly challenged this finding (Foster & Watkins, 2010; Kostyrka-Allchorne et al., 2017; Nikkelen et al., 2014). To further examine the validity of the original claim, we subjected the same dataset (the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth) to a “multiverse analysis” (Steegen et al., 2016). Because research requires a series of analytic decisions, some of which are arbitrary, any individual finding may be more or less dependent on the analysis strategy used. Thus, we employed more than 100 analytic models to see how robust the purported effect might be across a variety of analytic decisions.
As in Christakis et al. (2004), data were obtained from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth - 1979. Our variable selection process was based on the one reported in the original study with some additions. All downloaded data, analysis codes, and supplemental figures are available anonymously at goo.gl/93uWt4. One added covariate of particular interest was children’s temperament, because difficult temperament (i.e., short attention span, negative reactivity) has been associated with both attentional flexibility (Smith et al., 1997) and concurrent TV watching (Thompson et al., 2013).
We first conducted 4 linear regressions and 36 propensity score analyses, varying analytic parameters including: the cut point for distinguishing “high TV” from “low TV” exposure; age at TV exposure [approximately 1.5 years vs. 3 years]; whether a doubly-robust analysis was used; whether the attention outcome was standardized within sex; and whether estimating the average treatment effect (ATE) or the average treatment effect for the treated (ATT). Only 4 of the 40 analyses was consistent with a causal effect of TV on attention (all four were variants of PSA using the unstandardized attention measure). Figure 1 shows a summary of the analyses using the unstandardized attention measure. Note that effect sizes cluster around zero. In an attempt to replicate the original analytic strategy, we also conducted 42 logistic regressions. The logistic regressions required dichotomizing the attention measure to discriminate problematic from non-problematic behavior. Because there were no a priori reasons to choose a particular cut point, we systematically varied the cut point from 110 to 130. As shown in Figure 2, we found that significant effects only emerge at cut points of 123 and 124, similar to the cut point of 120 chosen by Christakis et al. (2004). Given that only four analytic paths out of 82 showed a significant effect, Christakis et al.’s findings appear extremely model dependent, leading us to conclude that early exposure to TV has no real effect on later attention. Finally, we found that difficult temperament was in fact predictive of hours of TV watching in early childhood, at about the same magnitude as BMI and parent education. This finding is in line with recent investigations of temperament and screen media use (e.g., Thompson et al., 2013).
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Ozdemir, Selda. "Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder : an early intervention approach for preventing social, emotional, and academic problems : implementation effectiveness with children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder /." Saarbrücken : VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2008. http://opac.nebis.ch/cgi-bin/showAbstract.pl?u20=9783836470582.
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Ozdemir, Selda. "Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder an early intervention approach for preventing social, emotional, and academic problems ; implementation effectiveness with children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder." Saarbrücken VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2006. http://d-nb.info/989351823/04.
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Bruce, Gillian. "Extended exposure paradigms and alcohol-related attentional bias in light and heavy social drinkers and in problem drinkers." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2006. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/2218/.
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It is well-established that the attention of alcoholics (as compared to non-alcoholics, or social drinkers) is captured more by alcohol-related than by neutral stimuli. This phenomenon is called an alcohol-related attentional bias (AAB). The traditional paradigms for measuring AAB have been the modified Stroop and visual dot-probe paradigms. I have adapted the flicker paradigm for induced change blindness paradigm (flicker ICB paradigm) from visual cognition. In the traditional use of the flicker ICB paradigm a singe change is implemented in a visual scene and then removed. If the change process is masked and the implementation/removal of the change is cycled, the change takes a surprisingly long time to spot. The theoretical underpinning of this phenomenon implies that the change is not detected unless attention is directed to the object carrying the change. In my own modification of this paradigm, two (not one) changes are simultaneously made and instructions to detect “the change” are given. In this way an alcohol-related and a neutral change are made to compete for attention. Using this paradigm the AAB hypothesis is that those detecting the alcohol-related change will have higher usual consumption that those detecting the neutral change. In a series of 12 studies, I have shown that social drinkers detecting the alcohol-related change have consumption levels above those detecting the neutral change: a differential AAB within social drinkers. Further, when the object carrying the alcohol-related change is embedded in the neutral group and the neutral object carrying the change is embedded in the alcohol group, the direction of the AAB is reversed. This suggests that the group of objects in which the changing object is embedded drives the change detection rather than the changing object, itself. A similar conclusion is reached when both changing objects are identically-alcohol or identically-neutral. Finally, the role of the context or group in driving change detection was confirmed by embedding the alcohol-changing and neutral-changing objects in groups that did not provide differential alcohol-related and neutral information. Under these latter conditions of test, the AAB disappeared. In the penultimate experiment reported in this thesis continuous eye-movement monitoring over 30 seconds to the same stimuli as described above (but not incorporating changes or masks) was used to measure attention towards alcohol-related objects even more directly. Using this method a differential AAB within social drinkers was shown. In a final experiment the more traditional version of the flicker ICB paradigm (containing a single change) was used to explore AAB in drinkers in treatment in which for the first time it was shown that AAB increased with alcohol problem severity.
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Kachmar, Steven Placid. "An investigation of parental authority, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and delinquent behaviors." Instructions for remote access. Click here to access this electronic resource. Access available to Kutztown University faculty, staff, and students only, 2003. http://www.kutztown.edu/library/services/remote_access.asp.
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Thesis (M.A.)--Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 2003.Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 3312. Typescript. Abstract precedes thesis as preliminary leaf iv. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 37-43).
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Brand, Rebecca J., and Wallace E. Jr Dixon. "Difficulty Calming Predicts Infant TV Use and Mediates the Relationship Between TV and Later Attention Problems." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/4918.
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Campbell, Catherine Elaine. "MMPI-2 Patterns of Adults with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1998. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277675/.
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Recent literature suggests that not only does Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD/ADD) persist into adulthood, but it can also be accompanied by personality characteristics which cause emotional difficulties. In fact, adults diagnosed with ADHD can present with a profusion of difficulties. Several constructs appear to accumulate dynamically throughout development to place the adult with ADHD at risk for multiple emotional problems. These interwoven influences include familial characteristics, childhood emotional and academic difficulties, and inadequate coping skills to respond to adulthood pressures. This document, first, describes a developmental model for conceptualizing negative trajectories leading to nonadaptive coping and psychopathology and identifies personality factors of adults diagnosed with ADHD. This model provides clinicians and researchers with a better understanding of the complexity and challenges of adulthood ADHD in order to aid in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. The purpose of this study is to examine personality factors common to adults diagnosed with ADHD and compares these characteristics with a group of adults diagnosed with a depressive disorder. Adults responding to a community advertisement who provided documentation of the diagnosis of Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder were administered the MMPI-2. This ADHD group was compared with MMPI-2 profiles of a group of adults diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder or Dysthymic Disorder. A cluster analysis procedure was performed and results are discussed.
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Da, Silva Jacqueline Caseiro Gomes. "The association between self-concept awareness and emotion-focused coping of children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2008. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07012009-153114.
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Matthews, Paula Watson. "Neuropsychological test performance of preschool children at risk for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder /." Full text (PDF) from UMI/Dissertation Abstracts International, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3008389.
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Inboden, Scott W. "Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, more than a discipline problem what every pastor should know /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1993. http://www.tren.com.
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Rouinfar, Amy. "Influence of visual cueing and outcome feedback on physics problem solving and visual attention." Diss., Kansas State University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/18725.
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Doctor of PhilosophyDepartment of Physics
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Research has demonstrated that attentional cues overlaid on diagrams and animations can help students attend to the relevant areas and facilitate problem solving. In this study we investigate the influence of visual cues and outcome feedback on students’ problem solving, performance, reasoning, and visual attention as they solve conceptual physics problems containing a diagram. The participants (N=90) were enrolled in an algebra-based physics course and were individually interviewed. During each interview students solved four problem sets while their eye movements were recorded. The problem diagrams contained regions that were relevant to solving the problem correctly and separate regions related to common incorrect responses. Each problem set contained an initial problem, six isomorphic training problems, and a transfer problem. Those in the cued condition saw visual cues overlaid on the training problems. Those in the feedback conditions were told if their responses (answer and explanation) were correct or incorrect. Students’ verbal responses were used to determine their accuracy. The study produced two major findings. First, short duration visual cues coupled with correctness feedback can improve problem solving performance on a variety of insight physics problems, including transfer problems not sharing the surface features of the training problems, but instead sharing the underlying solution path. Thus, visual cues can facilitate re-representing a problem and overcoming impasse, enabling a correct solution. Importantly, these cueing effects on problem solving did not involve the solvers’ attention necessarily embodying the solution to the problem. Instead, the cueing effects were caused by solvers attending to and integrating relevant information in the problems into a solution path. Second, these short duration visual cues when administered repeatedly over multiple training problems resulted in participants becoming more efficient at extracting the relevant information on the transfer problem, showing that such cues can improve the automaticity with which solvers extract relevant information from a problem. Both of these results converge on the conclusion that lower-order visual processes driven by attentional cues can influence higher-order cognitive processes associated with problem solving.
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Carvalho, Chrissie Ferreira de. "Efeitos neuropsicológicos da exposição ao manganês em crianças." Instituto de Psicologia, 2013. http://repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/14524.
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O Manganês (Mn) é um elemento essencial ao corpo humano. O funcionando do Mn no organismo ocorre através de um mecanismo homeostático eficaz que mantem os níveis deste metal em concentrações ótimas. No entanto, altas concentrações de Mn no organismo podem acarretar prejuízos ao Sistema Nervoso Central, uma vez que, possui um potencial neurotóxico. O excesso de Mn no organismo tem sido associado a prejuízos neuropsicológicos em crianças e adultos. Os estudos com crianças expostas ao Mn retratam associações com a diminuição do desempenho em testes de Coeficiente Intelectual (QI), Desenvolvimento Psicomotor, Memória, Atenção e Função Motora. Objetivos: O presente trabalho tem por objetivo avaliar o desempenho neuropsicológico e comportamental de crianças em idade escolar e a associação com a exposição ao manganês. Materiais e Métodos: Participaram deste estudo 78 díades criança-mãe/responsável, crianças com idades entre 7 e 12 anos, e residentes em duas comunidades, Cotegipe e Santa Luzia, do município de Simões-Filho, situadas na região metropolitana de Salvador - Bahia, Brasil. Essas comunidades estão sob influência da poluição atmosférica gerada pelo processo de produção de ligas ferro-manganês de uma metalúrgica. Foi aplicada uma bateria neuropsicológica nas crianças compreendendo os domínios cognitivos: Inteligência, Memória, Atenção, Funções Executivas e Função Motora. Os pais ou responsáveis responderam a um questionário sociodemográfico e ao Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), enquanto que os professores responderam à Escala Abreviada de Conners. Os níveis de Mn foram determinados por espectrometria de absorção atômica com forno de grafite e os resultados expressos em μg/g de Mn no cabelo (MnC). O desempenho neuropsicológico das crianças das duas comunidades foi comparado segundo testes estatísticos paramétricos e não paramétricos. Realizaram-se análises de correlação bivariada e análise de regressão múltipla para a investigação das associações entre o desempenho neuropsicológico e os níveis de Mn no cabelo. Resultados: Encontramos um desempenho inferior das crianças da comunidade de Santa Luzia, situada entre 2,5 a 3,5 km da fábrica, em relação à comunidade de Cotegipe situada até 2 km da Fábrica, nos seguintes testes: Fluência Fonológica (p=0,03), Cubos-WISC-III (p=0,04), Dígitos Ordem Indireta (OI) (p=0,002), Cubos de Corsi Ordem Direta (OD) (p=0,006), e maior quantidade de Erros em Nomeação (p=0,047). A análise do tamanho de efeito revelou que as diferenças entre as comunidades foi pequena, apenas a diferença entre o desempenho em Fluência Fonológica obteve uma magnitude de efeito moderada (d de 11 cohen= 0,56). Considerando os demais testes, o desempenho neuropsicológico das comunidades de Cotegipe e Santa Luzia foi semelhante. A análise do desempenho neuropsicológico geral das crianças das duas comunidades evidenciou escores abaixo da média que crianças com desenvolvimento típico em: Cubos (WISC-III), Tempo de Reação e Erros por Ação (TAVIS-III), Produzindo Palavras (Fluência Fonológica) e Soma dos Erros em Inibindo Respostas (NEPSY-II). A análise de rede das variáveis que estiveram correlacionadas significativamente (p<0,05) evidenciou uma rede coesa e com grau de nós interligados alto. As variáveis que apresentaram maior grau de correlações significativas com as demais foram: os escores em Dígitos OI, Cubos de Corsi OI, Fluência Fonológica, e o tempo total do Grooved Pegboard em ambas as mãos. O QI da criança correlacionou-se diretamente e moderadamente com o QI materno (r=0,47; p<0,001). Foram encontradas associações inversas entre log de MnC e os escores dos testes de QI, Dígitos OD e OI e recordação livre imediata em Memória para Lista (NEPSY-II). Observou-se a associação positiva entre log de MnC e velocidade motora, problemas de atenção, hiperatividade e comportamentos externalizantes. Conclusão: Os resultados confirmam que as crianças estão sob efeito da exposição crônica ao Mn advindo das emissões da planta metalúrgica. Concentrações elevadas de MnC foram associadas a um menor desempenho em medidas neuropsicológicas e comportamentais. Os resultados corroboram evidências crescentes que indicam aumento de comportamentos de impulsividade e externalizantes, assim como dificuldade de inibição de respostas, associados a exposição ao Mn e com possíveis efeitos sob o sistema dopaminérgico e de auto-regulação. Manganese (Mn) is an essential element to the human body. The functioning of Mn in the body occurs through a homeostatic mechanism that maintains effective levels of this metal in optimal concentrations. However, high concentrations of Mn in the body may cause damage to the central nervous system, assuming that Mn has a neurotoxic potential. Excess Mn in the body has been associated with neuropsychological impairments in children and adults. Studies with children exposed to Mn indicate associations with decreased performance on tests of intellectual coefficient (IQ), Psychomotor Development, Memory, Attention and Motor Function. Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess the behavioral and neuropsychological performance in school age children and the association with manganese exposure. Materials and Methods: The study included 78 dyads children-mother/caregiver, children aged between 7 and 12 years old, and residents in two communities, Cotegipe and Santa Luzia, in the district of Simões-Filho, located in the state of Bahia, Brazil. These communities are under the influence of pollution generated by the production process of a iron-manganese alloy plant. Was administered a neuropsychological battery for children including the cognitive domains: Intelligence, Memory, Attention, Executive Functions and Motor Function. Parents or caregivers answered a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), while teachers answered to the Abbreviated Conners Scale. The levels of Mn were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry with graphite furnace and the results expressed in μg/g-Mn in the hair (MnH). The neuropsychological performances of children of both communities were compared according to parametric and non-parametric statistical tests. Bivariate correlations and multiple regression analysis were applied to investigate the associations between neuropsychological performance and manganese biomarkers’ levels. Results: We found a lower performance of children in the community of Santa Luzia, located between 2.5 to 3.5 km radius from the iron-manganese alloy plant, in relation to the community of Cotegipe located within 2 km radius of the plant, in the following tests: Phonologic Fluency (p = 0.03 ), Block Design -WISC-III (p = 0.04), Digit Span-Indirect Order (IO) (p = 0.002), Corsi Block - Direct Order (DO) (p = 0.006), and greater number of Naming Errors (p = 0.047). The effect size analysis revealed that the differences between communities was small, only the difference between the performance on Phonologic Fluency obtained a moderate effect size (Cohen d = 0.56). Considering the other tests, neuropsychological performance of both communities was similar. The analysis of general neuropsychological performance of 13 children of both communities showed below average scores than children with typical development in: Block Design (WISC-III), Reaction Time and Commission Errors (TAVIS-III), Word Generation (Phonologic Fluency) and Total Inhibition Errors (NEPSY-II). A network analysis of the variables that were significantly correlated (p <0.05) showed a cohesive network with a high degree of interconnected nodes. The variables that have higher degree of significant correlations with the others were: Digit Span IO, Corsi Block IO, Phonologic Fluency, and Grooved Pegboard total time on both hands. The child's IQ correlated directly and moderately with maternal IQ (r = 0.47, p <0.001). We found inverse associations between log MnH and scores on IQ, Digit Span DO and IO and immediate free recall in Memory List (NEPSY-II). We observed a positive association between log MnH and motor speed, attention problems, hyperactivity and externalizing behaviors. Conclusion: The results showed that the children of these communities are under the effect of chronic exposure to Mn emissions arising from the iron-manganese alloy plant. High levels of MnH were associated with lower performance on neuropsychological and behavioral measures. The results corroborate growing evidence that indicate increased impulsivity and externalizing behaviors, as well as difficulty to inhibition of responses, associated with Mn exposure and possible effects on the dopamine system and self-regulation.
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Aldea, Rebecca Flake. "EMOTION RECOGNITION AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONING IN CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER." UKnowledge, 2013. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/psychology_etds/13.
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This study examined the emotion recognition of children (ages 7-9 years) with and without Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Children completed two emotion recognition measures, the Diagnostic Analysis of Nonverbal Accuracy 2 (DANVA2) and the Child and Adolescent Social Perception measure (CASP). Children and their parents also completed an assessment of children’s social skills, the Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS). Children with ADHD reported a significantly greater level of depressive symptoms and had significantly lower full scale IQ scores than children without ADHD. When these differences were accounted for, children with ADHD continued to show a handful of deficits in emotion recognition. They demonstrated difficulties in emotion recognition on the DANVA2 regarding specific emotions, fear and sadness. On the CASP, children with ADHD made significantly more errors than children without ADHD due to a tendency to make up information to explain how they were able to identify feelings. Children’s performance on the emotion recognition measures did not significantly mediate the relation between their diagnostic status and social skills (as rated by parents). In summary, additional evidence was found regarding the deficits in emotion recognition experienced by children with ADHD, however, further work needs to be done to determine if these deficits relate to the peer difficulties experienced by these children.
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Schottelkorb, April A. Ray Dee C. "Effectiveness of child-centered play therapy and person-centered teacher consultation on ADHD behavioral problems of elementary school children a single case design /." [Denton, Tex.] : University of North Texas, 2007. http://digital.library.unt.edu/permalink/meta-dc-5125.
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Morin, Mariko Anne. "The effect of prenatal maternal stress on the development of attention problems in five-year-old children /." Thesis, McGill University, 2005. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=83132.
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Research indicates a relationship between prenatal maternal stress (PNMS) and attention levels in children. Studies with non-human primates suggest that both exposure to PNMS and the timing of a stressor during pregnancy are associated with greater attention problems in offspring; however, this has not been sufficiently tested in humans because of methodological constraints. We explored the relationship between objective and subjective measures of PNMS for 85 women who were pregnant during the 1998 Quebec Ice Storm and attention levels in their 5.5 year-old children, while controlling for socioeconomic status, child's sex, and maternal state anxiety. As a group, children in the study displayed significantly less attentive behaviour compared to a standardized norm. Boys in this group were significantly less attentive than girls. Objective PNMS exposure during 1st trimester correlated positively with attention problems in the children, accounting for 15.2% of the variance in attention levels as rated by Kindergarten teachers. In a behavioural task to detect sustained attention difficulties and Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms, children exposed during the 3rd trimester obtained significantly worse scores compared to children exposed in other trimesters. However, in this case, objective and subjective PNMS appeared to act as protective factors, raising the possibility of the presence of another unknown mechanism that negatively affected the attention variables.
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Peterson, Lauri Jo. "Resource guide for guidance counselors and teachers of students with sensory integration disorder and behavior attention problems." Online version, 2003. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2003/2003petersonl.pdf.
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Mark, Erin M. "The Influence of Premorbid Attention and Behavior Problems on Neurobehavioral Outcomes From Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1308314375.
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Sanchez, Sindy. "Evaluating Check-In Check-Out with Peer Tutors for Children with Attention Maintained Problem Behaviors." Scholar Commons, 2013. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/4762.
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An educational framework known as School Wide Positive Behavior Support being implemented in school systems across the country provides the schools with three tiers of support to address both academic and behavior challenges. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of peer tutors when applied to a Tier 2 intervention known as Check-In Check-Out (CICO). Peer tutors performed the morning check-in with the tutees by setting the expectations for the day and giving the tutees their Daily Progress Report (DPR) form. Throughout the day, the tutees took the DPR form to each class where they received a score from the teacher. At the end of the class period, the peer tutors provided the tutees with feedback on the scores received on the DPR form. Once the school day finished, the peer tutees checked-out with the tutors and received a reward if they met their percentage goal. The results of this study showed that CICO implemented by peers improved classroom behavior for all three participants.
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St-Amand, Pascale. "Attention, planification exécutive et problèmes d'apprentissage chez une population d'enfants nés très prématurés." Thesis, Université Laval, 2006. http://www.theses.ulaval.ca/2006/23736/23736.pdf.
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Foley, Joan E. "Sleep problems and school competence: Transactional relations across middle childhood and the effects on children's adjustment." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2012. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/179795.
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Despite evidence suggesting considerable overlap between the neurobiology underlying sleep regulation and the neurobehavioral systems regulating attention control and emotional arousal, sleep remains an understudied domain in the quest to improve children's regulation of behavior, emotions, and cognition in support of school competence during middle childhood. Using a large, normative sample (n = 1,057) from the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development's Study of Early Childcare and Youth (NICHD-SECCYD), I tested a conceptual model of sleep, school competence, and children's adjustment to address important gaps in our understanding of the direction of effects and interrelations among sleep problems, attention problems, and academic and social competence across middle childhood. I examined the domains for their combined effects and pathways of influence on children's adjustment (e.g., depressive symptoms and feelings about school) at the end of middle childhood--a period just prior to the impending biological and contextual changes associated with adolescence. Using structural equation modeling and repeated measurement at 54 months-of-age, Grade 1, Grade 3, and Grade 5, findings indicated that maternal-reported sleep problems in preschool directly predicted teacher-reported attention problems when children were in third and fifth grade. Findings lend support for models of sleep and neural development that posit adverse early effects of sleep problems on prefrontal cortex (PFC) maturation that aids in the development of attention control. Maternal-reported sleep problems did not predict standardized assessments of reading and math at any time across the assessment period. In contrast, sleep problems predicted teacher reports of children's ability to effectively cooperate and execute positive response strategies with peers. Effective language and cognitive skills are important and necessary for positive peer interactions and problem solving, and sleep problems have been associated with slower growth in language development and memory processes. Both maternal-reported sleep problems and teacher-reported peer relations uniquely predicted children's self-reported depressive symptoms, perceived competence, and motivation and social support in school at the end of middle childhood. Findings lend support for an emotion information processing model of sleep and competency-based models of depression. Academic achievement and attention problems and attention problems and peer relations were reciprocally related at all assessment periods. In support of the academic underachievement hypothesis, academic achievement consistently exerted stronger effects on attention problems compared to inverse relations. Attention problems and academic achievement had no direct effects on children's depressive symptoms or motivation for school, but exerted indirect effects through their effects on peer relations. Despite expected relations, no domain in the present study predicted children's sleep problems. Even though results are somewhat surprising given theoretical perspectives and limited empirical work investigating associations between sleep problems, attention problems, and academic and social competence, this study was novel in its design for simultaneously evaluating effects of these domains together across time. Findings from the present study may fail to align with prior research because multiple domains were allowed to compete with one another in a single model, and shared rater variance as well as prior and concurrent levels of each domain were controlled across the study period. Alternatively, variables not measured in the present study but associated with children's sleep problems, such as child temperament or parenting practices, may be stronger predictors of children's sleep. In sum, results point to the unique associations between children's sleep problems, attention problems, and academic and social competence across middle childhood, and the importance of considering their combined influence on children's feelings of adjustment as they enter the challenging period of adolescence.
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