Real age of acquisition effects in word naming and lexical decision

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 167-180

  Morrison, Catriona M ^a   Ellis, Andrew W ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; READING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; REACTION TIME; READING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0001278320     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712600161763     Document Type: Article

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