Cognitive abilities explaining age-related changes in time perception of short and long durations

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-157

  Zélanti, Pierre S ^a   Droit Volet, Sylvie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Attention; Bisection; Children; Memory; Time; Time perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TIME PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952315867     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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