Divided attention, selective attention and drawing: Processing preferences in Williams syndrome are dependent on the task administered

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 676-687

  Farran, Emily K ^a   Jarrold, Christopher ^b   Gathercole, Susan E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drawing ability; Hierarchical processing; Local global; Visuo spatial perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DRAWING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALE; MENTAL TASK; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 0037262941     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3932(02)00219-1     Document Type: Article

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