Capacity estimates in working memory: Reliability and interrelationships among tasks

Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 106-116

  Van Snellenberg, Jared X ^a,b   Conway, Andrew R A ^c   Spicer, Julie ^d   Read, Christina ^b   Smith, Edward E ^b,d  

^a Department of Psychiatry Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Short term memory; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897485042     PISSN: 15307026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13415-013-0235-x     Document Type: Article

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