Developmental changes in switching between mental task sets: The influence of verbal labeling in childhood

Journal of Cognition and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-236

  Karbach, Julia ^a   Kray, Jutta ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING; VERBALIZATION;

LURIA;

EID: 34447262116     PISSN: 15248372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15248370701202430     Document Type: Article

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