Environmental context-dependent memory: A review and meta-analysis

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 203-220

  Smith, Steven M ^a   Vela, Edward ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; META ANALYSIS; RECALL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; THINKING;

ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; THINKING;

EID: 0035378167     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03196157     Document Type: Article

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