Control inhibitorio cognitivo y resolucion de problemas verbales aritmeticos en ninos con deficit de atencion e hiperactividad: un estudio piloto

• Published in: Universitas psychologica p. 761
• Main Authors: Sabagh-Sabbagh, Sigem, Pineda, David A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 01.09.2010
• ISSN: 1657-9267

Se midió el control inhibitorio cognitivo en una muestra de 10 participantes con trastorno de déficit de atención con hiperactividad (TDAH) y 20 sin TDAH, controlados estadísticamente por edad, sexo, notas del colegio y coeficiente intelectual. La medición se hizo mediante una prueba de resolución de problemas aritméticos con cuatro problemas para cada nivel, con contenido verbal y numérico irrelevante. Los niños con TDAH tuvieron muchas menos respuestas correctas y un más alto nivel de trastorno de control inhibitorio cognitivo. Palabras clave autores Control cognitivo, inhibitorio, resolución de problemas verbales aritméticos, TDAH. Palabras clave descriptor Trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividad, gramática cognoscitiva, aritmética, problemas, ejercicios. Cognitive Inhibitory Control and Arithmetic Word Problem Solving In Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A pilot study A sample of 30 subjects, 10 with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and 20 non-ADHD children, statistically controlled by age, gender, academic grades and normal full scale intelligence quotient, was selected. To measure cognitive inhibitory control, a math problem solving ability test containing four problems for each level with verbal and numerical irrelevant content was administered. ADHD children exhibited significantly inferior performance in choosing correct answers (p = 0.011) with a large effect size (d = 1.00) and a significantly superior number of irrelevant answers (p = 0.004) with a very large effect size. In conclusion ADHD children showed a cognitive inhibitory control disorder, measured by math problem solving ability. Keywords authors Cognitive inhibitory control, arithmetic problem solving, ADHD. Keywords plus Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Cognitive Grammar (LC), Arithmetic, Problems, Exercises.