Errorless learning and working memory: The impact of errors, distractors, and memory span load on immediate recall in healthy adults

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 587-595

  Nordvik, Jan E ^a   Schanke, Anne Kristine ^a,b   Landro, Nils I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b SUNNAAS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Attentional load; Errorless learning; Healthy adults; Incongruent distractors; Neuropsychological rehabilitation; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VERBAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958103979     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2010.543886     Document Type: Article

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