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Using the Planning, Attention, Simultaneous, Successive (PASS) Theory Within a Neuropsychological Context

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Handbook of Clinical Child Neuropsychology

Neuropsychologists evaluate brain function by interpreting an individual’s cognitive, emotional, social, and motor behavior.

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Naglieri, J.A., Conway, C., Goldstein, S. (2009). Using the Planning, Attention, Simultaneous, Successive (PASS) Theory Within a Neuropsychological Context. In: Reynolds, C.R., Fletcher-Janzen, E. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Child Neuropsychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78867-8_32

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