Sources of Cognitive Inflexibility in Set-Shifting Tasks: Insights Into Developmental Theories From Adult Data

Journal of Cognition and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 82-110

  Dick, Anthony Steven ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTIONAL INERTIA THEORY; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE INFLEXIBILITY; COLOR; FEMALE; FLEXIBLE ITEM SELECTION TASK; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NEGATIVE PRIMING THEORY; RESPONSE TIME; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 84857253151     PISSN: 15248372     EISSN: 15327647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15248372.2011.573516     Document Type: Article

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