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Yilin Huang; Yifan Liu; Qiong Hu; Qiong Zhang – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2024
Objective: To examine the manifestation of cognitive control deficit of children with different levels of hyperactivity, an "at risk" dimension for ADHD. Method: A group of children with high hyperactivity (N = 40) and another group of children with low levels of hyperactivity (N = 38) performed a modified stop-signal anticipation task,…
Descriptors: Self Control, At Risk Persons, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Hyperactivity
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Murray, Desiree W.; Kuhn, Laura J.; Willoughby, Michael T.; LaForett, Doré R.; Cavanaugh, Alyson M. – School Mental Health, 2022
Several mental health programs have been developed in clinics and transported into schools, which has great potential for increasing access to intervention for students who may not be otherwise served. However, such programs may lack consideration of the complexity and constraints of schools, including the diversity of student needs and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Mental Health Programs, Behavior Problems, Self Control
Murray, Desiree W.; Kuhn, Laura J.; Willoughby, Michael T.; Dore', LaForett R.; Cavanaugh, Alyson M. – Grantee Submission, 2021
Several mental health programs have been developed in clinics and transported into schools, which has great potential for increasing access to intervention for students who may not be otherwise served. However, such programs may lack consideration of the complexity and constraints of schools, including the diversity of student needs and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Mental Health Programs, Behavior Problems, Self Control
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Scrimin, Sara; Osler, Gabriele; Moscardino, Ughetta; Mason, Lucia – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2018
The present study aimed to investigate the role of classroom climate and self-regulation in terms of cardiac vagal tone and inhibitory control in primary school students' focused attention. A combination of direct and indirect measures was used to assess classroom climate, sustained and selective attention, and inattention behaviors among 62 first…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Elementary School Students, Class Activities, Classroom Environment
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Fry, P. S.; Preston, Joan – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1979
Seven- and eight-year-olds, representing a wide range of locus of control scores, practiced one of three self-verbalization treatments of behavioral rule learning: overt speech, covert speech, or a combination of both. Latency scores in the toy temptation test were highest for the combination treatment group. (SJL)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Elementary School Students, Locus of Control, Reaction Time
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Ruppert, Patricia A.; Baird, Raymond – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1979
Investigates the differential effect of modeling procedures on slow and fast responders' performance on a haptic-visual matching test. Also studies the differential effect of modeling of impulsive v reflective modes of responding, and of model success v model failure. (Author/SS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
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Orbach, Israel – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
Boys (N=55) aged 8-11, categorized as impulsives by the Matching Familiar Figures test, participated in a study comparing the effects of three different techniques, designed to change an impulsive cognitive style on response accuracy and response latency. Subjects trained to increase response latency did show a significant increase in latency.…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Elementary School Students, Modeling (Psychology)