Executive functions in a Turkish sample: Associations with demographic variables and normative data

Applied Neuropsychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 194-204

  Kudiaki, Çiǧdem ^a   Aslan, Asli ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Attention; Color trails; Concept formation; Error scores; Executive functions; Normative data

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COLOR TRAIL TEST; CONCEPT FORMATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; TURKISH; VISUAL VERBAL TEST;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TURKEY;

EID: 50149099226     PISSN: 09084282     EISSN: 15324826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09084280802324416     Document Type: Article

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