Error adaptation in mental arithmetic

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1059-1067

  Desmet, Charlotte ^a   Imbo, Ineke ^a   de Brauwer, Jolien ^b   Brass, Marcel ^a   Fias, Wim ^a   Notebaert, Wim ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Lessius University College   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Conflict; Direct mapping task; Error; Mental arithmetic

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863490502     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2011.648943     Document Type: Article

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