A working memory workout: how to expand the focus of serial attention from one to four items in 10 hours or less.

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Published in J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn on November 01, 2004

Authors

Paul Verhaeghen1, John Cerella, Chandramallika Basak

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, 430 Huntington Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244-2340, USA. pverhaeg@psych.syr.edu

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