Focused, unfocused, and defocused information in working memory

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1075-1096

  Rerko, Laura ^a   Oberauer, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Attention; Focusing; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; CUES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880682087     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031172     Document Type: Article

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