The Role of Relational Processing in Memory for Actions: A Negative Enactment Effect in Free Recall

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A: Human Experimental Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 877-903

  Steffens, Melanie C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0033217329     PISSN: 02724987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713755860     Document Type: Article

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