Information processing speed: Measurement issues and its relationships with other neuropsychological constructs

Information Processing Speed in Clinical Populations

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 53-77

  Demaree, Heath A ^a   Frazier, Thomas W ^b,c   Johnson, Courtney E ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Psychology Department University Heights   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203783054     Document Type: Chapter

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