Summation of activation: Evidence from multiple primes that converge and diverge within semantic memory

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 827-845

  Balota, David A ^a,b   Paul, Stephen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PAIRED ASSOCIATE LEARNING; REACTION TIME; RECALL; SEMANTICS;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PAIRED-ASSOCIATE LEARNING; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS;

EID: 0030188520     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.22.4.827     Document Type: Article

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