Retrieval-Induced Forgetting in Episodic Memory

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1403-1414

  Ciranni, Michael A ^a   Shimamura, Arthur P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MEMORY; MENTAL FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

HUMANS; MEMORY; MENTAL PROCESSES;

EID: 0033218904     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.25.6.1403     Document Type: Article

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