The composite complex span: French validation of a short working memory task

Behavior Research Methods

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 233-242

  Gonthier, Corentin ^a   Thomassin, Noémylle ^b   Roulin, Jean Luc ^b  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Complex span task; French validation; Psychometric properties; Short version; Working memory capacity

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; READING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STANDARDS; TASK PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PSYCHOMETRICS; READING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922624051     PISSN: 1554351X     EISSN: 15543528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13428-015-0566-3     Document Type: Article

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