A temporal-contextual retrieval account of complex span: An analysis of errors

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 346-362

  Unsworth, Nash ^a   Engle, Randall W ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex span; Errors; Fluid abilities; Individual differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 33244457427     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2005.11.004     Document Type: Article

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