Interference control in working memory: Comparing groups of children with atypical development

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-54

  Palladino, Paola ^a,b   Ferrari, Marcella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Matematica   (Italy)

Author keywords

ADHD children; Interference control; Learning disabilities; Poor comprehenders; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84872844409     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2011.633505     Document Type: Article

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