Validity of the Virtual Reality Stroop Task (VRST) in active duty military

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 113-123

  Armstrong, Christina M ^a   Reger, Greg M ^a   Edwards, Joseph ^a   Rizzo, Albert A ^b   Courtney, Christopher G ^b   Parsons, Thomas D ^b  

^a Joint Base Lewis McChord   (United States)

^b University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Executive functioning; Stroop test; Validity, Active duty military; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOLDIER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; COGNITION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874244195     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2012.740002     Document Type: Article

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