Structural equation models of memory performance across noise conditions and age groups

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 449-460

  Enmarker, Ingela ^a,b   Boman, E V A ^a,b   Hygge, Staffan ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age groups; Irrelevant speech; Memory; Noise

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; SEMANTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEMANTICS;

EID: 33751085858     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2006.00556.x     Document Type: Article

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