Evidence for two attentional components in visual working memory

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1499-1509

  Allen, Richard J ^a   Baddeley, Alan D ^b   Hitch, Graham J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Binding; Central executive; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RECALL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPEECH; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CUES; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SPEECH; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925707343     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/xlm0000002     Document Type: Article

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