Heuristic and analytic processing: Age trends and associations with cognitive ability and cognitive styles

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 26-52

  Kokis, Judite V ^a   Macpherson, Robyn ^a   Toplak, Maggie E ^b   West, Richard F ^c   Stanovich, Keith E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0013205110     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0965(02)00121-2     Document Type: Article

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