Verbal working memory is involved in associative word learning unless visual codes are available

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 527-541

  Duyck, Wouter ^a   Szmalec, Arnaud ^a   Kemps, Eva ^a,b   Vandierendonck, André ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Associative word learning; Imageability; Phonological loop; Verbal working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037396542     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-596X(02)00533-8     Document Type: Review

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