Inhibitory control and working memory in post-institutionalized children

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 879-890

  Merz, Emily C ^a   McCall, Robert B ^a,b   Wright, Amanda J ^c   Luna, Beatriz ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Early deprivation; Inhibitory control; Post institutionalized children; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORPHANAGE; ORPHANED CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, INSTITUTIONALIZED; CHILD, ORPHANED; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORPHANAGES; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; RUSSIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880257407     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-013-9737-9     Document Type: Article

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