Working memory in children: A time-constrained functioning similar to adults

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 368-374

  Portrat, Sophie ^a   Camos, Valérie ^a   Barrouillet, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Attention; Children; Cognitive development; Response selection; Time decay; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TIME;

ADULT; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 60249087695     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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