Learning Effects in the Block Design Task: A Stimulus Parameter-Based Approach

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 570-577

  Miller, Joseph C ^a   Ruthig, Joelle C ^a   Bradley, April R ^a   Wise, Richard A ^a   Pedersen, Heather A ^a   Ellison, Jo M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

block design; perceptual cohesiveness; practice effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOCK DESIGN TEST; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; REPEAT PROCEDURE; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEMALE; GESTALT THEORY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNCERTAINTY; WECHSLER SCALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72549102721     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016762     Document Type: Article

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