Parallel memory retrieval in dual-task situations: I. semantic memory

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1072-1090

  Logan, Gordon D ^a   Schulkind, Matthew D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS;

HUMANS; MEMORY; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS;

EID: 0034197891     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.26.3.1072     Document Type: Article

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