Context-processing deficits in schizophrenia: Converging evidence from three theoretically motivated cognitive tasks

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 120-133

  Cohen, Jonathan D ^a,b,c   Barch, Deanna M ^a,d   Carter, Cameron ^a   Servan Schreiber, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; REACTION TIME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0033046702     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.108.1.120     Document Type: Article

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