Evidence for the role of self-priming in epistemic action: Expertise and the effective use of memory

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 72-88

  Maglio, Paul P ^a   Wenger, Michael J ^b   Copeland, Angelina M ^c  

^a IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

2323; 2340; Cognitive skill; Epistemic action; Orientation priming

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; RECALL; REINFORCEMENT;

APTITUDE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CUES; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS (PSYCHOLOGY); MENTAL RECALL; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 36849017433     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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