Groups with reading difficulties perform significantly better than controls on the Stroop interference measure, and only math groups show set-shifting weakness¶
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q3 i? Only groups with math difficulties showed significant weakness on set shifting, and groups with reading difficulties outperformed controls on Stroop interference. → Willcutt 2013
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Willcutt 2013¶
Willcutt, E. G., Petrill, S. A., Wu, S., Boada, R., DeFries, J. C., Olson, R. K., & Pennington, B. F. (2013). Comorbidity between reading disability and math disability: Concurrent psychopathology, functional impairment, and neuropsychological functioning. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 46(6), 500-516. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022219413477476
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Among the two exceptions to pervasive neuropsychological impairment (Table 5), "the small but significant negative effects on the Stroop interference score indicated that the groups with reading difficulties actually performed significantly better than the control group," and only math-difficulty groups showed set-shifting weakness.
"the small but significant negative effects on the Stroop interference score indicated that the groups with reading difficulties actually performed significantly better than the control group."
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Groups with reading difficulties perform significantly better than controls on the Stroop interference measure, and only math groups show set-shifting weakness |
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Groups with reading difficulties perform significantly better than controls on the Stroop interference measure, and only math groups show set-shifting weakness |
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