Feature and Conjunction Errors in Recognition Memory: Evidence for Dual-Process Theory

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 82-102

  Jones, Todd C ^a   Jacoby, Larry L ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjunction errors; Dual process theory; False recognition; Familiarity; Feature errors; Recognition memory; Recollection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035743623     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmla.2000.2761     Document Type: Article

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