On the difference between strength-based and frequency-based mirror effects in recognition memory

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1379-1396

  Stretch, Vincent ^a   Wixted, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR VISION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMAN; LEARNING; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; RECALL;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); REACTION TIME; SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 0032200870     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.24.6.1379     Document Type: Article

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