Psychometric properties of the error-related negativity in children and adolescents

Psychophysiology

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 602-610

  Meyer, Alexandria ^a   Bress, Jennifer N ^a   Proudfit, Greg Hajcak ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Development; Error processing; Error related negativity; Psychometrics; Risk markers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84902294141     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12208     Document Type: Article

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