On the validity and generality of transfer effects in cognitive training research

Psychological Research

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 773-789

  Noack, Hannes ^a,b   Lövdén, Martin ^a,c   Schmiedek, Florian ^a,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d GERMAN INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; HUMAN; LEARNING; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESEARCH; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

COGNITION; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84944164303     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-014-0564-6     Document Type: Article

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