Effects of interference control on visuospatial working memory

Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-63

  Cansino, Selene ^a   Guzzon, Daniela ^b   Casco, Clara ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Inhibition; Interference control; Task difficulty; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION; WORKING MEMORY; MENTAL TASK; PRODUCTIVITY; SELECTIVE ATTENTION;

EID: 84874435249     PISSN: 20445911     EISSN: 2044592X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20445911.2012.739155     Document Type: Article

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