TITLE:
Portuguese Version of Simple Go/No-Go Task: Influence of Age in Attention and Response Inhibition Reaction Time
AUTHORS:
Marco Moniz, Saul Neves de Jesus, Eduardo Gonçalves, João Viseu, Andreia Pacheco, Susana Moreira
KEYWORDS:
Go/No-Go Task, Normative Data, Response Inhibition
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.7 No.2,
February
26,
2016
ABSTRACT: Executive functions (EFs) are essential in human functioning, and are an important field of study in neuropsychology. One of the most common disorders concerning EFs is the alteration in response inhibition, fundamental to an adequate behavior. This study aimed to show the initial normative data of 35 healthy subjects (22 women and 13 men, with a mean age of 42.60 years old [SD = 14.36]) in a free version of the Go/No-go task. We were able to identify a clear influence of the variable age in reaction time concerning response inhibition and attention.