Cognitive flexibility in preschoolers: The role of representation activation and maintenance: Paper

Developmental Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 339-353

  Chevalier, Nicolas ^a   Blaye, Agnès ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

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ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 43449087653     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2008.00679.x     Document Type: Article

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