Attention and selection in the growing child: Views derived from developmental psychophysiology

Biological Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 55-106

  Ridderinkhof, K Richard ^a   Van der Stelt, Odin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attention; Development; ERP; Psychophysiology; Selection

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0034306401     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0511(00)00053-3     Document Type: Article

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