Cognitive deficits in children with ADHD are not permanent neuropsychological impairments and cognitive capacity can be modulated by motivation¶
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q3 i? The authors conclude that evoking interest and more frequent reinforcement help reduce cognitive deficits in children with ADHD. → Sebastian Skalski 2021
Evidence¶
Sebastian Skalski 2021¶
Sebastian Skalski, Grzegorz Pochwatko, Robert Balas. (2021). Impact of Motivation on Selected Aspects of Attention in Children with ADHD. Child Psychiatry & Human Development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-020-01042-0
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The authors' summary conclusion drawn from the quasi-experiment with 30 ADHD and 30 TD children; no effect size is printed in this concluding statement, so the claim records the authors' interpretation of their own findings.
"Cognitive deficits in children with ADHD are not permanent neuropsychological impairments. Cognitive capacity may be modulated by means of motivation. Evoking interest and more frequent strengthening help reduce cognitive deficits in children with ADHD."
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Related Claims¶
- Both ADHD subtypes show equally pronounced motivational deficits that impair visuospatial STM and WM performance — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Memory and motivation represent independent neuropsychological domains in children with ADHD — reports the opposite
- Motivation did not interact with visuospatial attention effects on post-stimulus visual evoked potentials to imperative stimuli — related
- High reinforcement improves STM and WM performance in both ADHD subtypes but not in controls — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Motivational impairments in reinforcement sensitivity are uncommon (22% impaired) and equally prevalent in both ADHD subtypes — related
- The motivation manipulation improved attention performance in children with ADHD but did not change TD children's performance — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
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Cognitive deficits in children with ADHD are not permanent neuropsychological impairments and cognitive capacity can be modulated by motivation |
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Cognitive deficits in children with ADHD are not permanent neuropsychological impairments and cognitive capacity can be modulated by motivation |
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2021 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-16 |
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