"Neurocognitive features of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in a Non-clinical Adult Sample"

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Inattention, Working Memory, and Goal Neglect in a Community Sample

“…The findings converge with previous work that has demonstrated a relationship between inattention, and performance on the backward digit span task in child ( Lui and Tannock, 2007 ), and adult ( Kim, 2004 ) general population samples. However, our findings do not support the idea that complex-span tasks are any better at elucidating the cognitive problems experienced in PIT than simple-span tasks, as performance on both the OSPAN and BDS tasks was predicted by inattention.…”

“…A study comparing ADHD-HI and PIT groups of adults found only the participants with PIT had a deficit in WM compared to controls, however, group sizes were notably small ( Gansler et al, 1998 ). In a non-clinical sample of adults, Kim (2004) found inattention was predicted by verbal WM performance. Other research on non-clinical inattention in adults has found inattention to be the only symptom of ADHD to predict performance on a reasoning task strongly correlated with WM (the Cognitive Reflection Test; Stupple et al, 2013 ; Elisa and Parris, 2015 ).…”