• DOI:10.1080/09297040409609811
Corpus ID: 216140710

Examining the Development of Attention and Executive Functions in Children With a Novel Paradigm

@article{Klimkeit2004ExaminingTD,
  title={Examining the Development of Attention and Executive Functions in Children With a Novel Paradigm},
  author={E. Klimkeit and J. B. Mattingley and D. Sheppard and M. Farrow and J. Bradshaw},
  journal={Child Neuropsychology},
  year={2004},
  volume={10},
  pages={201 - 211}
}

E. Klimkeit, J. B. Mattingley, +2 authors J. Bradshaw

Published 2004

Child Neuropsychology

The development of attention and executive functions in normal children (7–12 years) was investigated using a novel selective reaching task, which involved reaching as rapidly as possible towards a target, while at times having to ignore a distractor. The information processing paradigm allowed the measurement of various distinct dimensions of behaviour within a single task. The largest improvements in vigilance, set-shifting, response inhibition, selective attention, and impulsive responding… CONTINUE READING

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