Age changes in attention control: Assessing the role of stimulus contingencies

Cognitive Development

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 241-252

  Brodeur, Darlene A ^a  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention; Cognitive development; Flanker task; Hypotheses

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342421665     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2004.01.002     Document Type: Article

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