Phonological similarity and lexicality effects in children's verbal short-term memory: Concerns about the interpretation of probed recall data

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 324-340

  Jarrold, Christopher ^a   Cocksey, Joanne ^a   Dockerill, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; READING; SEMANTICS; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

AGE FACTORS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PHONETICS; READING; SEMANTICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 37849048315     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210701202210     Document Type: Article

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