The nature of attentional differences between groups of children differentiated by teacher ratings of attention and hyperactivity

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 357-371

  Wilding, John ^a   Munir, Fehmidah ^b   Cornish, Kim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; UNIVERSITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; FACULTY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0035344549     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712601162239     Document Type: Article

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