Attentional flexibility and perseveration: Developmental aspects in young children

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 175-189

  Stahl, Laura ^a   Pry, Rene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL VALÉRY   (France)

Author keywords

Attentional flexibility; Executive functions; Normal development; Perseveration

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGERY; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCREENING; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; SPACE PERCEPTION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 18744412971     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/092970490911315     Document Type: Article

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