High working memory load leads to more Ebbinghaus illusion

European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 961-970

  De Fockert, Jan W ^a   Wu, Si ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ebbinghaus illusion.; Selective attention; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055092985     PISSN: 09541446     EISSN: 14640635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09541440802689302     Document Type: Article

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