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Decision-Making in ADHD: An Evaluation of the Subjective Value of Rewards and Costs
Children with attention and behavior problems often need external rewards to motivate them to perform challenging tasks, but we don’t yet know much about how children weigh potential rewards and the effort required to obtain the rewards. This research is being done to find out how children with varying levels of ADHD symptoms value rewards and costs when making decisions about whether or not to perform a difficult task.
There will be one in-person visit. Children will complete two computerized cognitive tasks (thinking games), and will be able to earn prizes from the points they earn on these tasks. Parents will also be asked to complete a few questionnaires that should take about 25 minutes to finish. Children can earn up to $50 in compensation for completing the study.
$50
Children with normal or corrected vision
Caregiver and child must be fluent in written and spoken English
Willing to stop stimulant medications, when appropriate, for research testing
Current or past diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders.
Current use of non-stimulant medication due to its extended washout period.
Physical disabilities that are incompatible with completing laboratory tasks such as hearing impairments, or visual impairments that cannot be corrected with visual aids (i.e., glasses, contacts).