The role of working memory in spatial text processing: What benefit of imagery strategy and visuospatial abilities?

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-20

  Gyselinck, Valérie ^a   Meneghetti, Chiara ^b   De Beni, Rossana ^b   Pazzaglia, Francesca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dual task; Imagery strategy; Spatial models; Visuospatial ability; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350012718     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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