Performance demands in the selection of objects for counting

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-79

  Towse, John N ^a   Hitch, Graham J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b University of London ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; GESTALT THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUE;

ATTENTION; CHILD; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; GESTALT THEORY; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0030075025     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jecp.1996.0003     Document Type: Article

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