Working memory across the lifespan: A cross-sectional approach

Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 84-93

  Alloway, Tracy Packiam ^a   Alloway, Ross G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Lifespan; Working Memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MEMORY DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; STATISTICAL MODEL; VISUOSPATIAL MEMORY;

EID: 84874432173     PISSN: 20445911     EISSN: 2044592X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20445911.2012.748027     Document Type: Article

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