TY - JOUR
AU - Culatta, Barbara
AB - Support for the underarousal theory of hyperactivity has come from recent research demonstrating that the defining characteristics of out-of-seat activity and verbalization are observed in minimal-stimulation classroom contexts. The present study also found these quantitative differences between hyperactive and comparison preschool males by using receptive-communications tasks that required listening and delayed responding. Qualitative analyses of activity and vocalizations are reported. Content analyses suggested that hyperactive and comparison children did not differ in task-related movements or verbalizations. However, hyperactive preschoolers were characterized by (a) impulsive verbalizations during transitions and tasks that required response delay, and (b) by dysfluencies and a high rate of commentary during task performance.
TI - Language and Activity of Hyperactive and Comparison Children during Listening Tasks
JF - Exceptional Children
DO - 10.1177/001440298305000309
DA - 1983-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/language-and-activity-of-hyperactive-and-comparison-children-during-ZCP5q7qlfa
SP - 255
EP - 266
VL - 50
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -