Reaction time inconsistency in a spatial stroop task: Age-related differences through childhood and adulthood

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 417-439

  Williams, Benjamin R ^a   Strauss, Esther H ^a   Hultsch, David F ^a   Hunter, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESPAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 34347381480     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825580600584590     Document Type: Article

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