Backwards digit recall: A measure of short-term memory or working memory?

European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 286-296

  St Clair Thompson, Helen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Short term memory; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 77951491177     PISSN: 09541446     EISSN: 14640635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09541440902771299     Document Type: Article

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