What is the nature of increased Stroop interference in schizophrenia?

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-25

  Boucart, Muriel ^a   Mobarek, Nouara ^a   Cuervo, Christine ^a   Danion, Jean Marie ^a  

^a HÔPITAL CIVIL   (France)

Author keywords

Attention; Flanker paradigm; Schizophrenia; Stroop; Visual perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REACTION TIME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VISION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0033088137     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-6918(98)00037-7     Document Type: Article

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