Increased motivation eliminated ADHD–TD differences on most attention measures but differences persisted in complex multitasking and commission errors¶
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q3 i? Under increased motivation, no significant ADHD–TD differences remained for omission errors, visual search RT, RT slope or single-tasking RT. → Sebastian Skalski 2021
q3 i2 Group differences were maintained in multitasking complex tasks (r = 0.28) and in commission errors, where no motivational impact was noted. → Sebastian Skalski 2021 (2)
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
q3 · i? · causal · r2
Simple main effects analysis in the same quasi-experiment; under increased motivation the ADHD–TD contrasts on omission errors, visual search RT and RT slope, and single-tasking RT were not significant, though no equivalence test was reported.
"No significant differences were observed between ADHD and TD children in conditions of increased motivation for the following dependent variables: omission errors (t = 1.78, p = 0.081, r = 0.23), RT in visual search of 5–20 elements (t = 1.65, p = 0.105, r = 0.21)"
Sebastian Skalski 2021 (2)¶
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
q3 · i2 · causal · r1
Simple main effects under increased motivation in the same study; the multitasking RT difference remained significant with r = 0.28, and commission errors showed no motivational impact in children with ADHD (t = 0.81, p = 0.423, r = 0.11).
"Differences between groups were maintained only in multitasking complex tasks (the effect decreased to r = 0.28) and in commission errors, where no motivational impact was noted."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Omission (no response) errors vary with age but not with reading skill — related
- The motivation manipulation improved attention performance in children with ADHD but did not change TD children's performance
- Under normal conditions children with ADHD show deficits in vigilance, visual search and divided attention relative to TD children — related
- Increasing extrinsic motivation via reward and competition interacts with group membership in reducing attention-task differences between children with ADHD and TD children — a broader claim this one bears on
- Omission and commission errors in n-back tasks have different correlates and may represent different processes — related
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Increased motivation eliminated ADHD–TD differences on most attention measures but differences persisted in complex multitasking and commission errors |
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Increased motivation eliminated ADHD–TD differences on most attention measures but differences persisted in complex multitasking and commission errors |
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2021 |
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2 — sebastian-skalski-2021, sebastian-skalski-2021-2 |
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