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Decision-making in ADHD: Sensitive to frequency but blind to the magnitude of penalty?

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Luman, Marjolein, Oosterlaan, Jaap, Knol, Dirk L., Sergeant, Joseph A.·2008·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

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BACKGROUND: Decision-making and reinforcement sensitivity were investigated in 23 children with ADHD and 20 healthy controls using a gambling paradigm. METHODS: Children were required to choose between three alternatives that carried (A) small rewards and small penalties (advantageous), (B) large rewards and increasing penalties and (C) small rewards and increasing penalties (both disadvantageous). Penalties increased either in frequency or magnitude in two independent conditions. Heart rate (HR) and skin conductance (SC) were measured to examine whether impaired decision-making was accompanied by autonomic abnormalities. RESULTS: Children with ADHD showed a maladaptive response style compared to controls by demonstrating a smaller preference for the advantageous alternative, when penalties increased in magnitude. When penalties increased in frequency, children with ADHD performed like controls. Group differences in decision-making attenuated after the task was administered twice. Compared to controls, performance of children with ADHD in the magnitude condition was accompanied by increased HR acceleration following reward. In this condition, the post-selection SC of children with ADHD was larger for advantageous than for disadvantageous alternatives, in contrast to controls who showed an opposite SC pattern. CONCLUSIONS: The current findings suggest that during decision-making, children with ADHD may be sensitive to the frequency but blind to the magnitude of penalty.

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Authors
Luman, M., Oosterlaan, J., Knol, D. L., & Sergeant, J. A.
Affiliations
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
  • Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Corresponding author
Luman, Marjolein
Venue
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2008-06-28
Volume
49
Issue
7
Pages
712-722
ISSN
  • 0021-9630 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-7610
OpenAlex
W2025243898
Cited by
72
References
29
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FWCI
3.74
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
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  • Amsterdam UMC (VU Amsterdam) - Institutional Repository (acceptedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
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  • Digital Academic REpository of VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
Keywords
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, decision-making, reinforcement sensitivity, children, heart rate, skin conductance, autonomic arousal, reward and punishment
MeSH terms
Arousal, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Autonomic Nervous System, Child, Choice Behavior, Decision Making, Female, Galvanic Skin Response, Gambling, Heart Rate, Humans, Male, Motivation, Punishment, Reinforcement Schedule, Reward

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