Self-rated executive function: Development of the executive function index

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 649-667

  Spinella, Marcello ^a  

^a RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive; Executive Function Index; Prefrontal; Psychometric; Self rating

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION INDEX; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 18644363169     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450590524304     Document Type: Article

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