Children Do Show Negative Priming: Further Evidence for Early Development of an Intact Selective Control Mechanism

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1269-1273

  Frings, Christian ^a   Feix, Silke ^a   Röthig, Ulrike ^a   Brüser, Charlotte ^a   Junge, Miriam ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

cognitive control; inhibition; negative priming

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; COLOR VISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; CHILD; COLOR PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME;

EID: 34548836560     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.43.5.1269     Document Type: Article

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