The Effects of Concurrent Verbal and Visual Tasks on Category Learning

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 588-607

  Miles, Sarah J ^a   Minda, John Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Categorization; Executive functioning; Multiple systems; Visual working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ORIENTATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TIME; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955715792     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022309     Document Type: Article

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