Ideational fluency as a domain of human cognition

Neuropsychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 400-405

  Vannorsdall, Tracy D ^a   Maroof, David A ^a   Gordon, Barry ^a   Schretlen, David J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Design fluency; Executive function; Lexical retrieval; Schizophrenia bipolar disorder; Verbal fluency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDEATIONAL FLUENCY; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADOLESCENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; LANGUAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866146826     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: 19311559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027989     Document Type: Article

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