Auditory and visual differences in time perception? An investigation from a developmental perspective with neuropsychological tests

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 296-311

  Zélanti, Pierre S ^a   Droit Volet, Sylvie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

Attention; Audition; Children; Time; Vision; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HEARING; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TIME PERCEPTION; VISION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TIME PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84862200609     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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