Individual differences in autistic trait load in the general population predict visual working memory performance

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1182-1195

  Richmond, Lauren L ^a   Thorpe, Melissa ^a   Berryhill, Marian E ^b   Klugman, Joshua ^a   Olson, Ingrid R ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autistic traits; Individual differences; Visual working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICS; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878647304     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2012.734831     Document Type: Article

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