Sustained attention, intelligence, and the crucial role of perceptual processes

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 271-286

  Schweizer, Karl ^a   Zimmermann, Peter ^a   Koch, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive ability; Intelligence; Mental speed; Sustained attention

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009787201     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1041-6080(01)00040-1     Document Type: Article

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