The structure of working memory and how it relates to intelligence in children

Intelligence

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 396-406

  Giofrè, David ^a   Mammarella, Irene C ^a   Cornoldi, Cesare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

General cognitive ability; Intelligence; Short term memory; WM; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880285753     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2013.06.006     Document Type: Article

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