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TASK
continuous performance task
A task in which subjects are presented with a stream of letters, and must respond to one of the letters and refrain from responding to any other letters.

Synonyms: CPT

Progenitor of: n-back task

Definition contributed by MLewis Wednesday morning.

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MLewis Definition capitalization changed for stylistic consistency
Wednesday morning


Revision 2

Definition contributed by RPoldrack about ten months ago:

A task in which subjects are presented with a stream of letters, and must respond to one of the letters and refrain from responding to any other letters.

Revision 1

Definition contributed by RPoldrack about two years ago:

A task in which subjects are presented with a stream of letters, and must respond to one of the letters and refrain from responding to any other letters.

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The continuous performance test: a window on the neural substrates for attention?
Riccio CA, Reynolds CR, Lowe P, Moore JJ
(Arch Clin Neuropsychol)
2002 Apr
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Associations between event-related potentials and measures of attention and inhibition in the Continuous Performance Task in children with ADHD and normal controls.
Overtoom CC, Verbaten MN, Kemner C, Kenemans JL, van Engeland H, Buitelaar JK, Camfferman G, Koelega HS
(J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry)
1998 Sep
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Is the Continuous Performance Task a valuable research tool for use with children with Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder?
Corkum PV, Siegel LS
(J Child Psychol Psychiatry)
1993 Oct
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