INFLUENCE OF STIMULUS-ENHANCED WORK MATER IAL ON THE WORKING BEHAVIOROF HYPERACTIVE-CHILDREN DURING SPELLING PRACTICE

Authors
IMHOF M
Citation
M. Imhof, INFLUENCE OF STIMULUS-ENHANCED WORK MATER IAL ON THE WORKING BEHAVIOROF HYPERACTIVE-CHILDREN DURING SPELLING PRACTICE, PSYCHOLOGIE IN ERZIEHUNG UND UNTERRICHT, 42(3), 1995, pp. 234-239
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Educational
Journal title
PSYCHOLOGIE IN ERZIEHUNG UND UNTERRICHT → ACNP
ISSN journal
0342183X
Volume
42
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
234 - 239
Database
ISI
SICI code
0342-183X(1995)42:3<234:IOSWMI>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Against the backdrop of the theory of optimal stimulation as a possibl e explanation for the behavior of hyperactive children, the effect of compensatory stimulation through unspecific, noninformational color-st imulation was tested. Subjects were eight hyperactive boys age 7 to 8 and a normal control group from the same age group. A positive effect of added stimulation could be shown: The hyperactive, but not the norm al control children were able to sustain attention longer and to impro ve their spelling performance under the condition of added stimulation .