Sex differences in working memory

Psychological Reports

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 214-218

  Harness, Ashley ^a   Jacot, Lorri ^a   Scherf, Shauna ^a   White, Adam ^a   Warnick, Jason E ^a  

^a ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VISION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEX FACTORS; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; VOCABULARY;

EID: 54849442281     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.103.1.214-218     Document Type: Article

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