Attention to attributes and objects in working memory

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 731-747

  Cowan, Nelson ^a   Blume, Christopher L ^a   Scott Saults J , ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Capacity formula; Change detection procedure; Visual working memory; Working memory capacity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84882977587     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029687     Document Type: Article

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