Erratum to Content-embedded tasks beat complex span for predicting comprehension (Behav Res, (2011), 43, (910-915), 10.3758/s13428-011-0112-x);Content-embedded tasks beat complex span for predicting comprehension

Behavior Research Methods

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 910-915

  Was, Christopher A ^a   Rawson, Katherine A ^a   Bailey, Heather ^b   Dunlosky, John ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex span; Comprehension; Structural equation modeling; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 81255129137     PISSN: 1554351X     EISSN: 15543528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13428-013-0346-x     Document Type: Erratum

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