Asymmetrical switch costs in children

Cognitive Development

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 108-130

  Ellefson, Michelle R ^a   Shapiro, Laura R ^b   Chater, Nick ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arithmetic; Children; Switch costs; Task switching

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645069425     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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