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Self-Report of ADHD Symptoms in College Students and Repetition Effects

University of Kentucky

The research in this article focuses on the relation between self-report of attention deficit disorder (ADD) symptoms and performance on a two-alternative forced-choice task that measures repetition effects. The ADD/Hyperactive Adolescent Self-Report Scale–Short Form is administered to college students after they completed the repetition effects task. Performance to familiar and novel stimuli can be measured using this paradigm. The results indicate that participants in the good and poor attention groups do not differ in their responses to repeated stimuli. However, participants who self-report poor attention are faster to respond to novel stimuli compared with participants who self-report good attention. This brief questionnaire appears to capture individual differences in attention and may be useful in attention research.

Key Words: attention deficit disorder • symptoms • repetition effects • college students • familiar • novel • stimuli • individual differences

Journal of Attention Disorders, Vol. 8, No. 4, 182-187 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1087054705279302


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