Cognitive flexibility among individuals with down syndrome: Assessing the influence of verbal and nonverbal abilities

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 193-200

  Campbell, Colin ^a   Landry, Oriane ^b   Russo, Natalie ^c   Flores, Heidi ^a   Jacques, Sophie ^b   Burack, Jacob A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive flexibility; Down syndrome; Executive function

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; COLOR VISION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDER; DOWN SYNDROME; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE; ATTENTION; CHILD; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DOWN SYNDROME; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; SIZE PERCEPTION; VERBAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883102415     PISSN: 19447515     EISSN: 19447558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-118.3.193     Document Type: Review

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