A further analysis of time bisection behavior in children with and without reference memory: The similarity and the partition task

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 240-256

  Droit Volet, Sylvie ^a   Rattat, Anne Claire ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Bisection; Categorization; Children; Memory; Time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; TIME PERCEPTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 34248523860     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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