The role of working memory in following instructions
How do we follow instructions? Research has suggested that working memory may play an important role. This thesis explored the involvement of working memory in following instructions using dual tasks known to selectively disrupt the operation of the visuospatial sketchpad, phonological loop, and cen...
Main Author: | Yang, Tianxiao |
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Other Authors: | Gathercole, Susan ; Baddeley, Alan ; Allen, Richard ; Goebel, Silke |
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University of York
2011
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.550471 |
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