Executive function in children with high and low attentional skills: Correspondences between behavioural and cognitive profiles

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 293-305

  Scope, Alison ^a   Empson, Janet ^b   McHale, Sue ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESTLESSNESS; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 77953423907     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151009X410371     Document Type: Article

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