When scoring algorithms matter: Effects of working memory load on different IAT scores

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 103-121

  Schmitz, Florian ^a   Teige Mocigemba, Sarah ^a   Voss, Andreas ^b   Klauer, Karl C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ASSOCIATION; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874966776     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: 20448309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8309.2011.02057.x     Document Type: Article

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