Time perception in children with ADHD: The effects of task modality and duration

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-162

  Plummer, Carol ^a   Humphrey, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD; Duration; Modality; Time perception; Time reproduction tasks

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; TIME PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 62249142008     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297040802403690     Document Type: Article

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