Developmental Changes in the Inhibition of Previously Relevant Information

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 317-342

  Lorsbach, Thomas C ^a   Reimer, Jason F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; RECALL; SEMANTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MENTAL RECALL; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEMANTICS; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 0031093860     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jecp.1996.2350     Document Type: Article

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