Metacognitive monitoring and strategic behaviour in working memory performance

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1533-1551

  Touron, Dayna R ^a   Oransky, Natalie ^b   Meier, Matthew E ^b   Hines, Jarrod C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Metacognition; Monitoring; Strategies; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; RECALL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954649660     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210903418937     Document Type: Article

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