Phonological similarity and the irrelevant speech effect: Implication for models of short-term verbal memory

Memory

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 145-157

  Larsen, Janet D ^a   Baddeley, Alan ^b   Andrade, Jackie ^c  

^a JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY MASKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPEECH; SPEECH DISORDER; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL MEMORY; VOWEL;

EID: 0034129534     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096582100387579     Document Type: Article

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