The distinctiveness effect in the absence of conscious recollection: Evidence from conceptual priming

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 217-230

  Geraci, Lisa ^a   Rajaram, Suparna ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distinctiveness; Implicit; Isolation effect; Memory; Priming

Indexed keywords

EID: 3343001141     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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