Executive demands of the Tower of London task in Brazilian teenagers

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dc.contributor.authorDias N.M.
dc.contributor.authorSeabra A.G.
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-13T01:09:06Z
dc.date.available2024-03-13T01:09:06Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractSome executive tasks may require diverse abilities to solve, having implications for the comprehension of an individual's performance. This study investigated the processes involved in the resolution of a complex test of executive function (EF): the Tower of London (ToL) task. One hundred twenty-four healthy teenagers, 11-14 years old (M = 12.5, SD = 1.14) participated in the study. They were tested using the Auditory Working Memory Test, Visual Working Memory Test, Computerized Stroop Test, Semantic Generation Test, Cancellation Attention Test, and Trail Making Test B, in addition to the ToL. Multivariate analysis showed significant effects of age on visual and auditory working memory, interference control, and planning, with a marginal effect on selective attention. A gender effect was found only on visual working memory where boys scored higher than girls. Significant correlations were found between EF measures despite their low and moderate magnitudes. Performance on the ToL task was correlated with some executive ability measures. The most difficult problems that required four and five moves were more correlated with EF measures than the easier problems that required two and three moves. Regression analyses revealed that only auditory working memory integrated the ToL explanation model after controlling for age. However, the explained variability was very modest, suggesting that other abilities not analyzed in this study may participate in the ToL solution. In conclusion, this investigation highlighted the modest role of auditory working memory in ToL scores in a sample of teenagers.
dc.description.firstpage63
dc.description.issuenumber1
dc.description.lastpage75
dc.description.volume5
dc.identifier.doi10.3922/j.psns.2012.1.09
dc.identifier.issn1984-3054
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.mackenzie.br/handle/10899/36866
dc.relation.ispartofPsychology and Neuroscience
dc.rightsAcesso Aberto
dc.subject.otherlanguageAssessment
dc.subject.otherlanguageExecutive function
dc.subject.otherlanguagePlanning
dc.subject.otherlanguageTask demands
dc.titleExecutive demands of the Tower of London task in Brazilian teenagers
dc.typeArtigo
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local.scopus.updated2024-05-01
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