With Regard to Attention Processes and ADHD

question 16

Multiple Choice

With regard to attention processes and ADHD,

• A)evidence for deficits in sustained attention is stronger than for selective attention.
• B)children with ADHD perform as well as non-ADHD children on tests of attention.
• C)deficits in attention are most obvious on tasks that appear exciting and stimulating.
• D)executive attention is impaired in children with ADHD.

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