Serial Position Effects in Recognition Memory for Odors

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 411-422

  Reed, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODOR; RECALL;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; ODORS; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SERIAL LEARNING; SMELL;

EID: 0034154649     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.26.2.411     Document Type: Article

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