Testing the representation of time in reference memory in the bisection and the generalization task: The utility of a developmental approach

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 820-836

  De Lurdes Delgado, Maria ^a   Droit Volet, Sylvie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECOGNITION; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); STUDENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME; TIME FACTORS; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 34249027280     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210600790471     Document Type: Article

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