Attention, Automaticity, and Developmental Dyscalculia

Neuropsychology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 535-540

  Ashkenazi, Sarit ^a   Rubinsten, Orly ^b   Henik, Avishai ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

cognitive load; facilitation; interference; numerical Stroop; size congruity

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DYSCALCULIA; FACILITATION; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUMERICAL STROOP TASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 67650112542     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015347     Document Type: Article

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