The development of memory for ignored speech

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 239-261

  Saults, John Scott ^a   Cowan, Nelson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECALL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPEECH;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; SPEECH;

EID: 0030267765     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jecp.1996.0049     Document Type: Article

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