Working memory span tasks: A methodological review and user’s guide

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• Publication year

  2005

• Venue

  Psychonomic Bulletin & Review

• Publication date

  2005-10-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.3758/BF03196772PMID 16523997
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