On the role of working memory in spatial contextual cueing

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 208-219

  Travis, Susan L ^a   Mattingley, Jason B ^a   Dux, Paul E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attention; Contextual cueing; Dual tasking; Spatial cueing; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SPACE PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875488681     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028644     Document Type: Article

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