Attentional Switching in Intellectually Gifted and Average Children

Effects on Performance and ERP

Bibliographic Data

ID13675468
AuthorsXiaoju Duan (Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China), Jiannong Shi (Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume114
Issue2
Pages597-607
Publication date2014-03-26
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/04.10.pr0.114k21w8
PMID24897910
OpenAlexW2029920454
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited31

The study compared the performance and brain activity of children who were intellectually gifted or of average intelligence. 13 intellectually gifted (4 girls, 9 boys; M age = 12.0 yr., SD = 0.2) and 13 average children (5 girls, 8 boys; M age = 11.9 yr., SD = 0.3) participated in a task-switching experiment. The children performed a task repeatedly (single-trial blocks) or switched between two different tasks (mixed-trial blocks). Intellectually gifted children performed quicker than the average group for both mixed and single-trial blocks. The electroencephalography P300 amplitude was larger in the mixed compared to the single-trial condition, but this effect was observed only in the gifted children. The results support the notion that gifted children are characterized by a faster maturation that leads to an 'adult-like' brain activity

Audiology · Developmental psychology · Electroencephalography · Task (project management · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Medicine · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Neuroscience · Psychology

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