Contemplating Fuzzy-Trace Theory: The Gist of It

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 184-193

  Miller, Patricia H ^a   Bjorklund, David F ^b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; HUMAN; MEMORY; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SUGGESTION;

COGNITION; HUMANS; MEMORY; SUGGESTION;

EID: 0032199175     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jecp.1998.2471     Document Type: Article

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