Simple and complex memory spans and their relation to fluid abilities: Evidence from list-length effects

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 68-80

  Unsworth, Nash ^a   Engle, Randall W ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid abilities; Individual differences; List length; Memory span

Indexed keywords

EID: 29444455685     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2005.06.003     Document Type: Article

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