A structural analysis of working memory and related cognitive skills in young children

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 85-106

  Alloway, Tracy Packiam ^a   Gathercole, Susan E ^a   Willis, Catherine ^b   Adams, Anne Marie ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central executive; Episodic buffer; Phonological awareness; Phonological loop; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0742306713     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2003.10.002     Document Type: Article

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