Interrupting intentions: Zeigarnik-like effects in prospective memory

Psychological Research

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 192-199

  Mäntylä, Timo ^a   Sgaramella, Teresa ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; RECALL;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 0030627187     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00419767     Document Type: Article

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