Age-related differences in working memory updating components

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 147, Issue , 2016, Pages 39-52

  Linares, Rocío ^a   Bajo, M Teresa ^b   Pelegrina, Santiago ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age related changes in updating children adolescents; Working memory; Working memory development; Working memory retrieval; Working memory updating; Working memory updating development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84960394227     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2016.02.009     Document Type: Article

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