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USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

2014

Neuropsychology

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Examining A Novel Set Of Executive Function Measures Using Event Related Potentials, Danielle Cara Blinkoff Feb 2014

Examining A Novel Set Of Executive Function Measures Using Event Related Potentials, Danielle Cara Blinkoff

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The nature and assessment of executive function are areas of active research. Many current assessments of executive function are complex, have limited reliability and validity, and suffer from task impurity, meaning other cognitive processes may indirectly influence task performance. Additionally, measures may be culture, language, or education bound limiting their use in certain populations (Miyake, Emerson, & Friedman, 2000; Miyake, Friedman, et al., 2000; Strauss, Sherman, & Spreen, 2006; Stuss, 2007). The purpose of this project was to develop a novel set of executive function measures to address issues with current clinical measures. The new measures 1) can be used …