The heuristic basis of remembering and classification: Fluency, generation, and resemblance

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 84-106

  Whittlesea, Bruce W A ^a   Leboe, Jason P ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PROBLEM SOLVING; READING; RECALL; SEMANTICS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; READING; SEMANTICS;

EID: 0034152058     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.129.1.84     Document Type: Article

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