Strategies and biases in location memory in Williams syndrome

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 385-397

  Farran, Emily K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Visuo spatial cognition; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SPATIAL MEMORY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TASK PERFORMANCE; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 45549102577     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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