Short-term memory loss over time without retroactive stimulus interference

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 230-235

  Cowan, Nelson ^a   AuBuchon, Angela M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; PERCEPTION; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ATTENTION; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SERIAL LEARNING;

EID: 43049179325     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/PBR.15.1.230     Document Type: Article

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