Independence of speed and accuracy in visual search: Evidence for separate mechanisms

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 510-521

  Wilding, John ^a   Cornish, Kim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; COGNITION; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 35948952821     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297040601160574     Document Type: Article

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