The mere exposure effect and recognition memory

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1055-1078

  Wang, Man Ying ^a   Chang, Hsio Chuan ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MEMORY; MUSIC; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION;

EID: 10944254111     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699930341000374     Document Type: Article

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