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Working-memory capacity predicts the executive control of visual search among distractors: The influences of sustained and selective attention

Bradley J. Poole University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA
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Michael J. Kane University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1430-1454 | Received 11 Jun 2008, Published online: 28 May 2009

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