The role of long-term working memory in text comprehension

Psychologia

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 186-198

  Kintsch, Walter ^a   Patel, Vimla L ^b   Ericsson, K Anders ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Long term working memory; Text comprehension

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EID: 0033267886     PISSN: 00332852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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