Color-object interference in young children: A Stroop effect in children 3 1/2-6 1/2 years old

Cognitive Development

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 256-278

  Prevor, Meredith B ^a   Diamond, Adele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention; Binding; Color form; Executive function; Inhibition; Shape bias

Indexed keywords

EID: 21744462124     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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