Passive storage and active manipulation in visuo-spatial working memory: Further evidence from the study of age differences

European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 391-406

  Vecchi, Tomaso ^a   Cornoldi, Cesare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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EID: 0000049310     PISSN: 09541446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713752324     Document Type: Article

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