The structure of executive functions in preschoolers: An investigation using the NEPSY battery

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue , 2012, Pages 627-631

  Visu Petra, Laura ^a   Cheie, Lavinia ^a   Benga, Oana ^a   Miclea, Mircea ^a  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

development; executive functions; NEPSY; preschoolers; structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859085931     PISSN: 18770428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.01.197     Document Type: Conference Paper

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