The development of children's knowledge of attention and resource allocation in single and dual tasks

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 216-234

  Dossett, Dena ^a   Burns, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 0034203311     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221320009596707     Document Type: Article

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