Memory strength and the decision process in recognition memory

Memory and Cognition

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 254-262

  Verde, Michael F ^a   Rotello, Caren M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MEMORY STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; RECALL; RECOGNITION; SEMANTICS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES; VARIANCE;

EID: 34250793832     PISSN: 0090502X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03193446     Document Type: Article

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