The development of cognitive flexibility beyond the preschool period: An investigation using a modified Flexible Item Selection Task

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 13-34

  Dick, Anthony Steven ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive flexibility; Dimensional Change Card Sort; Executive function; Flexible Item Selection Task; Wisconsin Card Sort; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84900019399     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2014.01.021     Document Type: Article

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