Dual Mechanisms of Negative Priming

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 632-650

  Kane, Michael J ^a   May, Cynthia P ^b   Hasher, Lynn ^c   Rahhal, Tamara ^d   Stoltzfus, Ellen R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION; VOCABULARY;

EID: 0031157430     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.23.3.632     Document Type: Article

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