Probabilistic retroactive interference: The role of accessibility bias in interference effects

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 200-216

  Jacoby, Larry L ^a   Bishara, Anthony J ^a   Hessels, Sandra ^a   Hughes, Andrea ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility bias; Process dissociation; Recollection; Retroactive interference

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; RECALL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CUES; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PSYCHOLOGY; VOCABULARY;

EID: 34248598296     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.136.2.200     Document Type: Article

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