The Stroop effect in schizophrenic patients

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 187-195

  Hepp, H H ^a   Maier, S ^a   Hermle, L ^b   Spitzer, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Klinikum Christophsbad   (Germany)

Author keywords

color word interference; inhibition; schizophrenia; Stroop effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL TASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RECURRENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEMANTICS;

EID: 0030589493     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(96)00080-1     Document Type: Article

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