How are visuospatial working memory, executive functioning, and spatial abilities related? A latent-variable analysis

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 621-640

  Miyake, Akira ^a   Friedman, Naomi P ^a   Rettinger, David A ^d   Shah, Priti ^b   Hegarty, Mary ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d University of Colorado ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; VISION;

COGNITION; HUMANS; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 85047684989     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.130.4.621     Document Type: Article

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