Cognitive control over working memory biases of selection

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 639-646

  Kiyonaga, Anastasia ^a   Egner, Tobias ^a   Soto, David ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention capture; Cognitive control; Executive control; Visual working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864096672     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-012-0253-7     Document Type: Article

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