Perceptual grouping and distance estimates in typical and atypical development: Comparing performance across perception, drawing and construction tasks

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 157-165

  Farran, Emily K ^a   Cole, Victoria L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Experimental Psychology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Perception; Perceptual grouping; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; DRAWING; HUMAN; LUMINANCE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WILLIAMS SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53049093734     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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