Retro-cue benefits in working memory without sustained focal attention.
In working memory (WM) tasks, performance can be boosted by directing attention to one memory object: When a retro-cue in the retention interval indicates which object will be tested, responding is faster and more accurate (the retro-cue benefit). We tested whether the retro-cue benefit in WM depend...
| Publicado en: | Memory & Cognition Vol. 42; no. 6; pp. 712 - 729 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Aug2014
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