ERIC Number: EJ879112
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1087-0547
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Memory for Object Locations in Boys with and without ADHD
Reck, Sarah G.; Hund, Alycia M.; Landau, Steven
Journal of Attention Disorders, v13 n5 p505-515 2010
Objective: To determine whether 7- to 12-year-old boys with ADHD, relative to non-ADHD age-mates, exhibit greater difficulty learning and remembering object locations. The second purpose was to examine the functional utility of mnemonic strategies, specifically speech-to-self, used by boys with and without ADHD. Method: Boys with and without ADHD were videotaped while completing a well-established, laboratory-based object location learning and memory task. Results: Boys with ADHD evinced a deficit while learning the location of objects and employed less sophisticated forms of private speech during the memory task. Conclusion: These findings reveal details about the utility of private speech during spatial working memory performance and further a theoretical understanding of ADHD. (Contains 1 note and 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Memorization, Mnemonics, Males, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Comparative Analysis, Children, Preadolescents, Memory, Speech Communication, Visual Perception, Spatial Ability, Elementary School Students
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Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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