The Source of Feelings of Familiarity: The Discrepancy-Attribution Hypothesis

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 547-565

  Whittlesea, Bruce W A ^a   Williams, Lisa D ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MEMORY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHONETICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RECALL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHONETICS; WORD ASSOCIATION TESTS;

EID: 0034181545     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.26.3.547     Document Type: Article

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