Abstract
Attentive processes are critical to behavior control and action planning. The present study investigated a possible relationship in the performance of participants (n=20) without clinical complaints in solving mazes and in a computerized continuous performance test (Go/NoGo). The performance of participants was analyzed in terms of possible significant relationships between average time in the resolution of mazes and average time in implementing the Go/NoGo task, as well as a possible relationship between types of errors in both tasks. The results suggest a significant relationship between the runtime of both tasks and correlation between the frequency of touches at the limits of mazes and the amount of commission errors committed in Go/NoGo task. These results are discussed in terms of possible behavioral markers of impulsive actions.
Mazes; go/nogo task; attention; impulsivity
