Elisa Rebecca N, Parris Benjamin A
a Department of Psychology , Faculty of Science and Technology Bournemouth University , Bournemouth , UK.
Cogn Neuropsychiatry. 2015;20(5):416-23. doi: 10.1080/13546805.2015.1068687. Epub 2015 Aug 19.
Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms are frequently linked to executive function deficits. There is reason to believe that these deficits may give rise to problems with complex reasoning and problem solving.
Eighty-six men (N = 45) and women (N = 41) completed a self-report measure to assess ADHD symptoms, along with a complex reasoning task; the Cognitive Reflection Test (CRT). IQ was also tested due to its covariance with reasoning ability.
Analysis suggested that all three symptoms of ADHD (inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity) are negatively related to performance on the CRT, however, only inattention significantly contributed to a model that predicted CRT performance.
Of the three core symptoms of ADHD, inattention is the most important for reasoning ability. Results are discussed with reference to an executive function model of ADHD, with particular emphasis on the role of working memory in inattention.
注意力缺陷多动障碍(ADHD)症状常与执行功能缺陷相关。有理由相信这些缺陷可能导致复杂推理和问题解决方面的问题。
86名男性(N = 45)和女性(N = 41)完成了一项自我报告测量以评估ADHD症状,同时还完成了一项复杂推理任务;认知反思测试(CRT)。由于智商与推理能力存在协方差,因此也对智商进行了测试。
分析表明,ADHD的所有三种症状(注意力不集中、多动和冲动)均与CRT表现呈负相关,然而,只有注意力不集中对预测CRT表现的模型有显著贡献。
在ADHD的三种核心症状中,注意力不集中对推理能力最为重要。结合ADHD的执行功能模型对结果进行了讨论,特别强调了工作记忆在注意力不集中中的作用。