Working-memory load decreases mappings effects in spatial-compatibility tasks

Psychological Research

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 393-405

  Wühr, Peter ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 80051704100     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-010-0317-0     Document Type: Article

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