Superior visual search in autism

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 719-730

  O'Riordan, Michelle A ^a   Plaisted, Kate C ^a   Driver, Jon ^b   Baron Cohen, Simon ^a  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CHILD; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REFERENCE VALUE;

APTITUDE; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 85047682026     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.27.3.719     Document Type: Article

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