Interactions between levels of attention ability and levels of bilingualism in children's executive functioning

Developmental Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Sorge, Geoff B ^a   Toplak, Maggie E ^b   Bialystok, Ellen ^b  

^a York Catholic District School Board   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MULTILINGUALISM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MULTILINGUALISM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84959020707     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/desc.12408     Document Type: Conference Paper

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