Effects of gender and personality on the Conners Continuous Performance Test

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 66-70

  Burton, Leslie ^a,b   Pfaff, Donald ^c   Bolt, Nicholas ^d   Hadjikyriacou, Despina ^d   Silton, Nava ^d   Kilgallen, Christine ^d   Cofer, John ^d   Allimant, Janaina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Continuous Performance Test (CPT); Executive function; Gender; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951212824     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390902806568     Document Type: Article

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