Is working memory training effective?

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 628-654

  Shipstead, Zach ^a   Redick, Thomas S ^a,b,c   Engle, Randall W ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Cogmed; General fluid intelligence; Training; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COGNITION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COGNITION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84865194516     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027473     Document Type: Article

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