The cognitive cost of event-based prospective memory in children

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 127, Issue , 2014, Pages 24-35

  Leigh, Janet ^a   Marcovitch, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive costs; Goal maintenance; Ongoing task performance; Preparatory attentional processes; Prospective memory; Strategic allocation of resources

Indexed keywords

AGE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; EPISODIC MEMORY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; CUES; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84905732903     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2014.02.010     Document Type: Article

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