A formal model of capacity limits in working memory

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 601-626

  Oberauer, Klaus ^a   Kliegl, Reinhold ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capacity; Interference; Mathematical model; Non linear mixed effects; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750083348     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2006.08.009     Document Type: Article

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