A comparison of backward and forward spatial spans

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 674-682

  Cornoldi, Cesare ^a   Mammarella, Irene C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corsi blocks task; Proactive interference; Visuospatial working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REVERSAL LEARNING; SPACE PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 42449112007     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210701774200     Document Type: Article

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