Complexity factors in visuo-spatial working memory

Memory

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 338-350

  McConnell, Jean ^a   Quinn, J G ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL TASK; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL MEMORY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

HUMANS; MEMORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; VISION;

EID: 2342664631     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658210344000035     Document Type: Article

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