Test-retest reliability and practice effects of executive function tasks in preschool children

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 271-287

  Müller, Ulrich ^a   Kerns, Kimberly A ^a   Konkin, Katelyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Executive function; Preschoolers; Test retest reliability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ATTENTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84859184598     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2011.645558     Document Type: Article

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