Language familiarity effects in short-term memory: The role of output delay and long-term knowledge

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A: Human Experimental Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1363-1383

  Thorn, Annabel S C ^a   Gathercole, Susan E ^b   Frankish, Clive R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOGNITION; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADULT; AGED; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILINGUALISM; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0036782201     PISSN: 02724987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724980244000198     Document Type: Article

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