Effect of bilingualism and computer video game experience on the simon task

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 68-79

  Bialystok, Ellen ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LANGUAGE; MALE; MEMORY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RECREATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY; MULTILINGUALISM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 33646186536     PISSN: 11961961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/cjep2006008     Document Type: Article

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