Developmental differences in working memory: Where do they come from?

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 469-479

  Gaillard, Vinciane ^a   Barrouillet, Pierre ^a   Jarrold, Christopher ^b   Camos, Valérie ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Complex span tasks; Processing efficiency; Processing speed; Refreshing; Working memory

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 79960466731     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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