Working memory in writing: Empirical evidence from the dual-task technique

European Psychologist

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-42

  Olive, Thierry ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b Fr Natl Ctr for Sci Research   (France)

Author keywords

Central executive; Dual task; Dynamic of writing; Phonological loop; Processing demands; Visuospatial sketchpad; Working memory; Writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 1242299546     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040.9.1.32     Document Type: Review

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