Brain-Training Pessimism, but Applied-Memory Optimism

Psychological Science in the Public Interest, Supplement

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 187-191

  McCabe, Jennifer A ^a   Redick, Thomas S ^b   Engle, Randall W ^c  

^a GOUCHER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; BRAIN; HUMAN; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ATTITUDE; BRAIN; HUMANS; MEMORY;

EID: 85009291575     PISSN: 15291006     EISSN: 15396053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1529100616664716     Document Type: Article

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