Developing an easy-to-administer, objective, and valid assessment of cognitive flexibility

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 944-948

  Figueroa, Ivonne J ^a   Youmans, Robert J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY , NORTHRIDGE; CARD-SORTING; COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY; COGNITIVE STRATEGY; DIVIDED ATTENTION; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS; WISCONSIN;

STUDENTS;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 81855161522     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/1071181311551196     Document Type: Conference Paper

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