Role of verbal working memory in complex skill acquisition

Human Performance

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 283-302

  Perlow, Richard ^a   Jattuso, Mia ^a   De Wayne Moore, D ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031525865     PISSN: 08959285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327043hup1003_4     Document Type: Article

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