Observations of Hyperactive Behaviour During Vigilance
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Abstract A sustained attention deficit implies a deficit originating in the course of a task. A series of studies previously indicated that task inefficiency in hyperactive children is independent of task duration. The present study shows that differences in body activity between hyperactive and control children are also independent of task duration. However, the groups did differ in visual behaviour, i.e. hyperactive children did look away from the task more frequently as time proceeds. This visual behaviour did look interfere with task accuracy. It is argued that the results indicate that hyperactive children may have prevented a further deterioration of task efficiency over time through self stimulation.
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- Authors
- Alberts, E., & van der Meere, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Groningen (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Alberts, Ed
- Venue
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1992-11
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 1355-1364
- ISSN
- 0021-9630 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-7610
- OpenAlex
- W2166040413
- Cited by
- 44
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 2.51
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Mind wandering and attention
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Keywords
- hyperactivity, sustained attention, children, physical activity, visual behavior, task efficiency, self-stimulation, task duration
- MeSH terms
- Arousal, Attention, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Discrimination Learning, Female, Humans, Male, Motor Activity, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Psychomotor Performance, Mental Recall
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