Memory and motivation represent independent neuropsychological domains in children with ADHD¶
Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causalr2·q3
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2020: baselines and conditions change
Subclaims¶
Reading the evidence codes
q is the design tier, i the impact, n the sample, and the kind with its r
the rigour judged within that kind: what each code means.
This claim: no standardized effect is recorded in observations/ for it yet, so no benchmark reading is possible.
q3 i? Impairments in visuospatial memory and reinforcement sensitivity were found to be independent domains rather than interacting deficits. → S. Dovis 2015
Evidence¶
S. Dovis 2015¶
S. Dovis, S. van der Oord, H.M. Huizenga, R.W. Wiers, P.J.M. Prins. (2015). Prevalence and diagnostic validity of motivational impairments and deficits in visuospatial short-term memory and working memory in ADHD subtypes. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 24(5), 575-590. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-014-0612-1
q3 · i? · causal · r2
Analysis of the relationship between memory (WM/STM) impairment and motivational (reinforcement-sensitivity) impairment in 86 children with ADHD-C and 27 with ADHD-I. The abstract states "Memory and motivation were found to represent independent neuropsychological domains."
"Memory and motivation were found to represent independent neuropsychological domains."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Diagnostic validity analyses yield results similar to the prevalence findings for WM, STM, and motivational impairments — related
- Both ADHD subtypes show equally pronounced motivational deficits that impair visuospatial STM and WM performance — reports the opposite
- Cognitive deficits in children with ADHD are not permanent neuropsychological impairments and cognitive capacity can be modulated by motivation — reports the opposite
- Children with ADHD-C show impaired visuospatial STM and CE relative to typically developing controls, whereas children with ADHD-I show impaired CE but intact STM — related
- Motivational impairments in reinforcement sensitivity are uncommon (22% impaired) and equally prevalent in both ADHD subtypes — related
- The majority of children with ADHD-C is impaired on visuospatial working memory — related
- High reinforcement improves STM and WM performance in both ADHD subtypes but not in controls — reports the opposite
- STM and WM performance is worse in ADHD-C than in ADHD-I, while CE-related performance does not differ between subtypes — related
- Visuospatial working memory and short-term memory impairments are most prevalent in children with ADHD-C relative to ADHD-I and typically developing controls — related
Page metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
type |
claim |
id |
memory-motivation-independent-neuropsychological-domains |
title |
Memory and motivation represent independent neuropsychological domains in children with ADHD |
description |
Memory and motivation represent independent neuropsychological domains in children with ADHD |
status |
review |
evidence_strength |
moderate |
newest_evidence |
2015 |
recheck_by |
2020 |
generated |
by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-17 |
trust |
unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content |
sources |
1 — s-dovis-2015 |
Frontmatter is the page's machine-readable record — see the Schema & Guide.