Working memory capacity as executive attention

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 19-23

  Engle, Randall W ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Working memory capacity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036001705     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.00160     Document Type: Article

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