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. 1987 Sep;15(3):379-91.
doi: 10.1007/BF00916456.

A divided attention experiment with pervasively hyperactive children

J van der Meere  1 , J Sergeant
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A divided attention experiment with pervasively hyperactive children

J van der Meere et al. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 1987 Sep.

Abstract

Task performance of 12 pervasive hyperactives and controls was studied in a divided attention reaction time experiment. The two groups differed with respect to task efficiency. The hyperactives were slower than controls, had more variable reaction times, and made more frequent errors. Task inefficiency could not be explained by a deficiency in divided attention or impulsive responding in the hyperactive group. Further, the observed differences in IQ between the groups could not account for the differential performance finding. It is concluded that input and/or output processes, probably in combination with energetical factors, might be disturbed in hyperactive children.

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