Semantic similarity and immediate serial recall: Is there a detrimental effect on order information?

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A: Human Experimental Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 367-394

  Saint Aubin, Jean ^a,b   Poirier, Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; SEMANTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MENTAL RECALL; SEMANTICS; SERIAL LEARNING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033125321     PISSN: 02724987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713755814     Document Type: Article

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