A naturalistic study of prospective memory in preschoolers: The role of task interruption and motivation

Cognitive Development

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 179-192

  Ślusarczyk, Elzbieta ^a   Niedźwieńska, Agnieszka ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Inhibitory control; Memory development; Motivation; Preschoolers; Prospective memory; Task interruption

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882743144     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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