Working memory at work: How the updating process alters the nature of working memory transfer
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Transfer after Working Memory Updating Training
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Psychologica
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0001-6918
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2011.10.012