Language and Executive Functions: The Effect of Articulatory Suppression on Executive Functioning in Children

Journal of Cognition and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 454-472

  Fatzer, Simone Tabea ^a   Roebers, Claudia Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDITIONING; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEMORY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH ARTICULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 84866436606     PISSN: 15248372     EISSN: 15327647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15248372.2011.608322     Document Type: Article

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