At the end of this period, the volunteers completed a series of tasks designed to test emotional processing.
And both groups' tests will include so-called performance-based tasks, designed to mirror complex, real-world situations.
Intelligence test, series of tasks designed to measure the capacity to make abstractions, to learn, and to deal with novel situations.
The couple have 30 minutes alone together wearing nothing but their underwear, during which they will be given "probing" questions via a screen and tasks "designed to rapidly foster relationships".
The recipes are written for adults and experienced teenagers, but each one outlines special tasks designed specifically for "itty bitties," like breaking spaghetti for soup or flaking tuna for a salad.
The study, by a Swedish neuroscientist named Torkel Klingberg, involved just 14 children, all with A.D.H.D. Half participated in computerized tasks designed to strengthen their working memory, while the other half played less challenging computer games.
It was evaluated by standard tasks designed to measure executive function that depends on the dorsolateral frontal region.
The identification of particular ToM processes is directly related to the interpretation of different tasks designed to measure ToM abilities.
Moreover, the children were asked to perform tasks designed to provide information about speed of articulation.
Speech was analyzed from children in six tasks designed to elicit specific prosodic contrasts.
Participants then completed various defocusing tasks designed to bring to mind others' smaller ups and downs.
