Dissociation between two types of skill learning tasks: The differential effect of divided attention

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 653-666

  Vakil, Eli ^a   Hoffman, Yaakov ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RECALL; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 4844223346     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390409609789     Document Type: Article

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