The effect of divided attention on memory for items and their context

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 161-170

  Troyer, Angela K ^a   Craik, Fergus I M ^b  

^a BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; VOCABULARY;

EID: 0034263371     PISSN: 11961961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0087338     Document Type: Article

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