Computerized games to study the development of attention in childhood

Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 297-303

  Berger, Andrea ^a,b   Jones, Laura ^c   Rothbart, Mary K ^b,c   Posner, Michael I ^b,c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPUTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REACTION TIME; RECREATION; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OREGON; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; REACTION TIME; RESEARCH;

EID: 0034185389     PISSN: 07433808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03207798     Document Type: Article

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