Does Working Memory Training Transfer? A Meta-Analysis Including Training Conditions as Moderators

Educational Psychologist

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 138-166

  Schwaighofer, Matthias ^a   Fischer, Frank ^a   Bühner, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 84930026122     PISSN: 00461520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00461520.2015.1036274     Document Type: Article

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