Time, number and length: Similarities and differences in discrimination in adults and children

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1827-1846

  Droit Volet, Sylvie ^a,b   Clement, Angelique ^a   Fayol, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

Length; Number; Perception; Quantity; Time

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; TIME FACTORS; TIME PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56749163502     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210701743643     Document Type: Article

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