APS
APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
Medication Usage and Its Effects on Motivation in Children with ADHD
- Nicole Delano
University of California - Irvine - Lara Barakat
University of California, Irvine - Shireen Khan
University of California, Irvine - Francesca Trane
University of Colorado Boulder - Masha Jones
University of California, Irvine - Susanne Jaeggi
University of California, Irvine
Abstract
Our study sought to determine whether medication usage had an effect on motivation levels during a puzzle-solving matrix reasoning task in children with ADHD. We tested whether participants who took medication were more motivated than those who were not medicated, however, the group differences were not significant.
Cognitive Processes