Training with differential outcomes enhances discriminative learning and visuospatial recognition memory in children born prematurely

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 76-84

  Martínez, Lourdes ^a   Marí Beffa, Paloma ^b   Roldán Tapia, Dolores ^a   Ramos Lizana, Julio ^c   Fuentes, Luis J ^d   Estévez, Angeles F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL TORRECÁRDENAS   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Children born prematurely; Differential outcome procedure; Discriminative learning; Visuospatial recognition

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DIFFERENTIAL OUTCOME EFFECT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PREMATURITY; RECOGNITION; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; VISUOSPATIAL RECOGNITION MEMORY;

CHILD; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREMATURE BIRTH; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 80053459680     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.08.022     Document Type: Article

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