The varying effects of age of acquisition

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-62

  Catling, Jonathan C ^a   Johnston, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age of acquisition; Object classification; Object naming; Picture verification

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149333710     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210701814352     Document Type: Article

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