Cognitive Control and Motivation in Children with ADHD

247 Pages·2014·2.9 MB·English

by  Sebastiaan Dovis

Cognitive Control
and
Motivation
in Children with ADHD
How Reinforcement Interacts with the Assessment and
Training of Executive Functioning

Sebastiaan Dovis
Cognitive Control and Motivation in
Children with ADHD
How Reinforcement Interacts with the Assessment and
Training of Executive Functioning

Sebastiaan Dovis
© Sebastiaan Dovis

Cover photo: "Atari XE joystick" by Bilby
Cover design and lay-out: Sebastiaan Dovis
Printed by: Ipskamp Drukkers bv, Enschede
ISBN: 978-94-6259-339-8

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Cognitive Control and Motivation in
Children with ADHD
How Reinforcement Interacts with the Assessment and
Training of Executive Functioning

ACADEMISCH PROEFSCHRIFT

ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor
aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam
op gezag van de Rector Magnificus
prof. dr. D.C. van den Boom
ten overstaan van een door het college voor
promoties ingestelde commissie,
in het openbaar te verdedigen in de Agnietenkapel
op dinsdag 28 oktober 2014, te 12:00 uur

door

Sebastiaan Dovis
geboren te Zaandam
Promotiecommissie

Promotor: Prof. dr. P.J.M. Prins

Co-promotores: Prof. dr. S. van der Oord

Prof. dr. R.W.H.J. Wiers

Overige Leden: Prof. dr. P.M.G. Emmelkamp

Prof. dr. H.M. Geurts

Prof. dr. K.R. Ridderinkhof

Dr. A.J.P. Scheres

Dr. D.I.E. Slaats-Willemse

Prof. dr. E.J. Sonuga-Barke

Faculteit der Maatschappij- en Gedragswetenschappen
Voor Daniëlle en Madelief
en voor mijn ouders

Contents

Chapter 1: General Introduction 9

Chapter 2: Can motivation normalize working memory and task persistence in children 21
with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder? The effects of money and
computer gaming

Chapter 3: What part of working memory is not working in ADHD? Short-term 41
memory, the central executive and effects of reinforcement

Chapter 4: ADHD subtype differences in reinforcement sensitivity and visuospatial 69
working memory

Chapter 5: Prevalence and diagnostic validity of motivational impairments and deficits 99
in visuospatial short-term memory and working memory in ADHD subtypes

Chapter 6: Does computerized working memory training with game elements enhance 137
motivation and training efficacy in children with ADHD?

Chapter 7: Improving Executive Functioning in Children with ADHD: Training 155
Multiple Executive Functions within the Context of a Computer Game.
A randomized double-blind placebo controlled trial.

Chapter 8: Summary and General Discussion 189

Nederlandse Samenvatting (Dutch summary): 207

References: 217

Curriculum Vitae: 239

List of Publications: 241

Dankwoord (aknowledgments in Dutch) 243

Chapter 1

General Introduction