The role of processing difficulty in the predictive utility of working memory span

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 998-1004

  Bunting, Michael ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 34248203079     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03213915     Document Type: Article

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