When working memory updating requires updating: Analysis of serial position in a running memory task

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 148, Issue , 2014, Pages 123-129

  Botto, Marta ^a   Basso, Demis ^b,c   Ferrari, Marcella ^a   Palladino, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

^c CeNCA Centro di Neuroscienze Cognitive Applicate   (Italy)

Author keywords

Prospective memory; Serial position curve; Updating; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE MEMORY; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION; SERIAL POSITION CURVE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; UPDATING; WORKING MEMORY; YOUNG ADULT;

PROSPECTIVE MEMORY; SERIAL POSITION CURVE; UPDATING; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893786914     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2014.01.012     Document Type: Article

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