A real-life, ecologically valid test of executive functioning: The executive secretarial task

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-65

  Lamberts, Kirsten F ^a,b   Evans, Jonathan J ^c   Spikman, Jacoba M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Revalidatie Friesland   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dysexecutive syndrome; Ecological validity; Executive functions; Neuropsychological test; Neuropsychology; Test development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; ENVIRONMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951237920     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390902806550     Document Type: Article

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