Attention, response inhibition, and face-information processing in children: The role of task characteristics, age, and gender

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 388-404

  Rosenberg Kima, Rinat B ^a   Sadeh, Avi ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Development; Emotion; Executive function; Face processing

Indexed keywords

AGE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EMOTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77954429342     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297041003671192     Document Type: Review

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