Context Retrieval and Context Change in Free Recall: Recalling From Long-Term Memory Drives List Isolation

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 112-127

  Jang, Yoonhee ^a   Huber, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

context change; context reinstatement; free recall; list length effect; retroactive interference

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; RECALL; SEMANTICS;

ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEMANTICS; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 38649124951     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.34.1.112     Document Type: Article

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