Working memory and flexibility in awareness and attention

Psychological Research

Volumn 69, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 412-419

  Bunting, Michael F ^a   Cowan, Nelson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; AWARENESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; RECALL; SEMANTICS;

ATTENTION; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; SEMANTICS;

EID: 21644480263     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-004-0204-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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