Working memory and sequence learning in the hebb digits task: Awareness is predicted by individual differences in operation span

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-62

  Weitz, Dawn ^a   O'Shea, Geoffrey ^b   Zook, Nancy ^c   Needham, William ^c  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 79955591910     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5406/amerjpsyc.124.1.0049     Document Type: Article

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