Working memory demands of exact and approximate addition

European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 187-212

  Kalaman, Darren A ^a   LeFevre, Jo Anne ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MENTAL TASK; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 33847076227     PISSN: 09541446     EISSN: 14640635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09541440600713445     Document Type: Article

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