Working memory span and situation model processing

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 191-213

  Radvansky, Gabriel A ^a   Copeland, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

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EID: 2942654466     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4149022     Document Type: Review

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