Evidence for modality-independent order coding in working memory

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 531-549

  Depoorter, Ann ^a   Vandierendonck, André ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Serial recall; Visuo spatial memory; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SERIAL LEARNING; SPACE PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOCABULARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349100538     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210801995002     Document Type: Article

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