Verbal fluency in Spanish-speaking children: Analysis model according to task type, clustering, and switching strategies and performance over time

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 413-436

  Filippetti, Vanessa Arán ^a   Allegri, Ricardo F ^b  

^a National Council of Scientific and Technological Research CONICET   (Argentina)

^b FLENI   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Child neuropsychology; Cognitive processing; Cognitive strategies; Executive functions; Verbal fluency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHONETICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEMANTICS; SPEECH; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ARGENTINA; CHILD; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHONETICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEMANTICS; SPEECH; TIME FACTORS; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 79957839858     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2011.559481     Document Type: Review

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