Attentional blink magnitude is predicted by the ability to keep irrelevant material out of working memory

Psychological Research

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 457-467

  Arnell, Karen M ^a   Stubitz, Shawn M ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTIONAL BLINK; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTIONAL BLINK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME;

EID: 77955417055     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-009-0265-8     Document Type: Article

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