Processing person descriptions: How does text coherence influence encoding and retrieval of person information?

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-253

  Krolak Schwerdt, Sabine ^a   Junker, Nadine ^b   Roth, Rainer ^b   Wintermantel, Margret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Causal conjunctions; Person memory; Text comprehension

Indexed keywords

EID: 48849109307     PISSN: 0261927X     EISSN: 15526526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X08318018     Document Type: Article

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