The role of individual differences in cognitive training and transfer

Memory and Cognition

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 464-480

  Jaeggi, Susanne M ^a   Buschkuehl, Martin ^a,b   Shah, Priti ^c   Jonides, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MIND Research Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Individual differences; Intelligence; Reasoning; Skill acquisition; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; THINKING; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896762183     PISSN: 0090502X     EISSN: 15325946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13421-013-0364-z     Document Type: Article

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