ANS acuity and mathematics ability in preschoolers from low-income homes: Contributions of inhibitory control

Developmental Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 136-148

  Fuhs, Mary Wagner ^a   Mcneil, Nicole M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LINGUISTICS; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84871588900     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/desc.12013     Document Type: Article

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