Preschool children's performance in task switching on the dimensional change card sort task: Separating the dimensions aids the ability to switch

Developmental Neuropsychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 689-729

  Diamond, Adele ^a,b   Carlson, Stephanie M ^c   Beck, Danielle M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DIMENSIONAL CHANGE CARD SORT TASK; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBJECT RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 25444498265     PISSN: 87565641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326942dn2802_7     Document Type: Article

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