Relationships between working memory and intelligence from a developmental perspective: Convergent evidence from a neo-Piagetian and a psychometric approach

European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 109-137

  De Ribaupierre, Anik ^a   Lecerf, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTELLIGENCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VARIANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 31544481450     PISSN: 09541446     EISSN: 14640635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09541440500216127     Document Type: Article

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