Phonological similarity effects in verbal complex span

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A: Human Experimental Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1462-1478

  Lobley, Katy J ^a   Baddeley, Alan D ^b   Gathercole, Susan E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PHONETICS; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PHONETICS; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; SERIAL LEARNING; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 33644874639     PISSN: 02724987     EISSN: 14640740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724980443000700     Document Type: Review

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