The children's size-ordering task: A new measure of nonverbal working memory

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 735-745

  McInerney, Robert J ^a   Hrabok, Marianne ^a   Kerns, Kimberly A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILDREN SIZE ORDERING TASK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKING MEMORY; AGE; ATTENTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LEARNING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICS; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VERBAL LEARNING; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 23944439966     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/13803390490918633     Document Type: Article

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