Psychophysical assessment of timing in individuals with autism

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 165-178

  Allman, Melissa J ^a   DeLeon, Iser G ^a   Wearden, John H ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; JUDGMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 80053152880     PISSN: 19447558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-116.2.165     Document Type: Article

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