Preferred, but not objective temperature predicts working memory depletion

Psychological Research

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 282-288

  Sellaro, Roberta ^a,b   Hommel, Bernhard ^a   Manaï, Meriem ^a   Colzato, Lorenza S ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896411853     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-014-0558-4     Document Type: Article

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