Intentional forgetting as a facilitator for recalling new product attributes

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 251-263

  Shapiro, Stewart ^a   Lindsey, Charles ^b,c   Krishnan, H Shanker ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Intentional forgetting; Memory for product attributes; Multiple process theories; Product information

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MICROCOMPUTER; RECALL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTENTION; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MENTAL RECALL; MICROCOMPUTERS; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 33845600377     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-898X.12.4.251     Document Type: Article

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