Task rules, working memory, and fluid intelligence

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 864-870

  Duncan, John ^a   Schramm, Moritz ^b   Thompson, Russell ^a   Dumontheil, Iroise ^c  

^a MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Executive control; Individual differences; Memory capacity; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866757154     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-012-0225-y     Document Type: Article

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