Role of context in the recall of counterintuitive concepts

Journal of Cognition and Culture

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 537-547

  Gonce, Lauren O ^a   Upal, M Afzal ^b   Slone, D Jason ^c   Tweney, Ryan D ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c WEBSTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34447555181     PISSN: 15677095     EISSN: 15685373     Source Type: Journal    
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