Working memory: Activation limitations on retrieval

Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 221-256

  Anderson, John R ^a   Reder, Lynne M ^b   Lebiere, Christian ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; RECALL;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SERIAL LEARNING;

EID: 0030171718     PISSN: 00100285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cogp.1996.0007     Document Type: Article

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