Cognitive control in children: Stroop interference and suppression of word reading

Psychological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 351-357

  Bub, Daniel N ^a   Masson, Michael E J ^a   Lalonde, Christopher E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; COLOR VISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; REACTION TIME; READING;

CHILD; COGNITION; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME; READING; VOCABULARY;

EID: 33645085837     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01710.x     Document Type: Article

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