What working memory subcomponents are needed in the acquisition of survey knowledge? Evidence from direction estimation and shortcut tasks

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue , 2014, Pages 73-79

  Labate, Enia ^a   Pazzaglia, Francesca ^a   Hegarty, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual task paradigm; Navigation; Survey knowledge; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890719457     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.11.007     Document Type: Article

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