Executive function in preschool children: Test-retest reliability

Journal of Cognition and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 169-193

  Beck, Danielle M ^a   Schaefer, Catherine ^b   Pang, Karen ^c   Carlson, Stephanie M ^b  

^a Simpson University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 79956340372     PISSN: 15248372     EISSN: 15327647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15248372.2011.563485     Document Type: Article

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