Primacy effects induced by temporal or physical context shifts are attenuated by a preshift test trial

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 191-210

  Wheeler, Daniel S ^a   Miller, Ralph R ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONDITIONED REFLEX; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COGNITION; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; FEMALE; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33947547156     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210600790240     Document Type: Article

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