The memorability of names and the divergent effects of prior experience

European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 312-345

  Stenberg, Georg ^a   Hellman, Johan ^a   Johansson, Mikael ^b  

^a KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; ROC CURVE; SEMANTIC MEMORY;

EID: 38949186406     PISSN: 09541446     EISSN: 14640635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09541440701398724     Document Type: Article

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