Age differences in working memory updating: The role of interference, focus switching and substituting information

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 157, Issue , 2015, Pages 106-113

  Lendínez, Cristina ^a   Pelegrina, Santiago ^a   Teresa Lechuga, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

2343; 2820; Focus switching; Interference; Numerical updating; Working memory updating

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGING; ATTENTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REACTION TIME; RECALL; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; ATTENTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84924089940     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: 18736297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2015.02.015     Document Type: Article

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