Proactive interference slows recognition by eliminating fast assessments of familiarity

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 126-149

  Öztekin, Ilke ^a   McElree, Brian ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cue overload; Familiarity and recollection; Memory retrieval; Proactive interference; Speed accuracy tradeoff procedure; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248376542     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2006.08.011     Document Type: Article

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