An experimental analysis of memory processing

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 405-433

  Wright, Anthony A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Familiarity; Humans; Inhibition; Interference; Memory; Monkeys; Pigeons; Serial position functions

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; HEARING; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MACACA; MEMORY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MACACA MULATTA; MEMORY;

EID: 36448951628     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2007.88-405     Document Type: Review

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