Large capacity temporary visual memory

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 548-565

  Endress, Ansgar D ^a,b   Potter, Mary C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term memory; Memory capacity; Proactive interference; Short term memory; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PROACTIVE INHIBITION; RECOGNITION; SHORT TERM MEMORY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PROACTIVE INHIBITION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897567155     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033934     Document Type: Article

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