The personalisation method applied to a working memory task: Evidence of long-term working memory effects

European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 862-896

  Guida, Alessandro ^a   Tardieu, Hubert ^a   Nicolas, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Domain knowledge; Long term working memory; Personalisation; Reading span; Working memory capacity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION STORAGE; KNOWLEDGE; LONG TERM MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALIZATION METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; TECHNIQUE; THINKING; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 70449633017     PISSN: 09541446     EISSN: 14640635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09541440802236369     Document Type: Article

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