The bizarreness effect and individual differences in imaging ability

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 533-540

  Toyota, Hiroshi ^a  

^a NARA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; INDIVIDUALITY; LINGUISTICS; MALE; READING; RECALL; SEMANTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APTITUDE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; READING; SEMANTICS;

EID: 0036547604     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.2002.94.2.533     Document Type: Article

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