Scoring methods and the predictive ability of working memory tasks

Behavior Research Methods

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 969-975

  Clair Thompson, Helen St ^a   Sykes, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RECALL; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 78650715989     PISSN: 1554351X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BRM.42.4.969     Document Type: Article

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