Associative symmetry versus independent associations in the memory for object-location associations

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 90-106

  Sommer, Tobias ^a,b   Rose, Michael ^a,b   Büchel, Christian ^a,b  

^a University Medical School Hamburg Eppendorf   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Associative memory; Associative symmetry; Episodic memory; Independent associations; Object location associations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33846019233     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.33.1.90     Document Type: Article

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