Examining recognition criterion rigidity during testing using a biased-feedback technique: Evidence for adaptive criterion learning

Memory and Cognition

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 703-715

  Han, Sanghoon ^a   Dobbins, Ian G ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; RECOGNITION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEEDBACK; HUMANS; LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGY; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 46449094035     PISSN: 0090502X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/MC.36.4.703     Document Type: Article

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