Relations between life difficulties, measures of working memory operation, and examination performance in a student sample

Memory

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-62

  Wilding, John ^a   Andrews, Bernice ^a   Hejdenberg, Jennie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; WORD LIST RECALL; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; REACTION TIME; STUDENTS;

EID: 34250785689     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658210601106447     Document Type: Article

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