The effects of color cues on typically developing preschoolers' speed of locating a target line drawing: Implications for augmentative and alternative communication display design

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 231-240

  Thistle, Jennifer J ^a   Wilkinson, Krista ^a  

^a EMERSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aided symbols; Symbol identification; Visual processing; Visual search

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COLOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COLOR; COMMUNICATION; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 69449089455     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360(2009/08-0029)     Document Type: Article

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