McGill Child Laboratory for Research & Education in Developmental Disorders, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Child Neuropsychol. 2011;17(2):197-208. doi: 10.1080/09297049.2010.532203. Epub 2011 Jan 20.
In the present study, we explored the relation between performance on cognitive measures of attention (selection, sustained, and control) and behavioral ratings of inattention and hyperactivity in a sample of typically developing children aged 3 to 7 years. We also examined the influence of chronological age and IQ on both task performance and behavior ratings. Four well-documented attention paradigms were employed, the Visearch (single-target search) task as a measure of selective attention, the Continuous Performance Test (CPT) as a measure of sustained attention, the Day-Night task as a measure of response inhibition, and the Visearch (dual-target search) task as a measure of inhibitory control. The Conners' Rating Scales (Cognitive/Inattention and Hyperactivity subscales) were used to allow for a finer tuned comparison of cognitive performance as related to inattentive behaviors versus hyperactive behaviors. Findings indicate that accuracy and speed in the Visearch dual search task were the most sensitive measures relating respectively to inattentive and hyperactive rated behaviors.
在本研究中，我们探究了在一个 3 至 7 岁的典型发展儿童样本中，注意力（选择、持续和控制）认知测量表现与注意力不集中和多动的行为评定之间的关系。我们还考察了年龄和智商对任务表现和行为评定的影响。我们使用了四个有充分文献证明的注意力范式，即 Visearch（单一目标搜索）任务作为选择性注意力的衡量标准，连续性能测试（CPT）作为持续性注意力的衡量标准，日-夜任务作为反应抑制的衡量标准，以及 Visearch（双目标搜索）任务作为抑制控制的衡量标准。康纳斯量表（认知/注意力不集中和多动分量表）用于允许更精细地比较认知表现与注意力不集中行为与多动行为的关系。研究结果表明，Visearch 双重搜索任务的准确性和速度是与注意力不集中和多动行为评定最相关的敏感测量指标。
