The effects of list difficulty and modality of presentation on a computerized version of the Paced Serial Addition Test (PSAT)

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 257-265

  Tombaugh, T N ^a,b   Rees, L ^b,c   Baird, B ^a   Kost, J ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Ottawa Concussion Clinic   (Canada)

^c Rehabilitation Center   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COMPUTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PACED SERIAL ADDITION TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL PROCESSES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 1842608757     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jcen.26.2.257.28080     Document Type: Article

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