Free recall accuracy for common and bizarre verbal information

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 377-394

  Worthen, James B ^a   Roark, Bret ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RECALL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

HUMANS; LINGUISTICS; MENTAL RECALL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 0036726469     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1423423     Document Type: Article

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