Aptness predicts preference for metaphors or similes, as well as recall bias

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 668-676

  Chiappe, Dan L ^a   Kennedy, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; LITERATURE; MALE; RECALL; SEMANTICS;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; METAPHOR; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; SEMANTICS;

EID: 0033254966     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03212977     Document Type: Article

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