Individual differences in the ability to avoid distracting sounds

European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 90-108

  Elliott, Emily M ^a   Barrilleaux, Katie M ^a   Cowan, Nelson ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRACTIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RECALL; SPEECH PERCEPTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 31544465765     PISSN: 09541446     EISSN: 14640635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09541440500216044     Document Type: Article

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