Guiding visual attention during acquisition of matching-to-sample

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2002, Pages

  Mackay, Harry A ^a   Soraci, Sal A ^a   Carlin, Michael T ^a   Dennis, Nancy A ^a   Strawbridge, Christina P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; REINFORCEMENT; SAMPLING; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; LEARNING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MENTAL RETARDATION; READING; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 18644363882     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(2002)107<0445:GVADAO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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