Interference with prior knowledge while writing from sources: Effects of working memory capacity

Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 815-828

  Chuy, Maria ^a   Alamargot, Denis ^a   Passerault, Jean Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Formulation; Interference; Memory; Writing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRAMMAR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SPELLING; WORKING MEMORY; WRITING; ADULT; DOCUMENTATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; INTERFERENCE; LITERATURE; MENTAL TASK; NORMAL HUMAN; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY;

EID: 84871243311     PISSN: 20445911     EISSN: 2044592X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20445911.2012.699035     Document Type: Article

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