Investigating Strength and Frequency Effects in Recognition Memory Using Type-2 Signal Detection Theory

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-80

  Higham, Philip A ^a   Perfect, Timothy J ^b   Bruno, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

mirror effect; recognition memory; ROC analysis; signal detection theory; Type 2

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REACTION TIME; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RECOGNITION;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); ROC CURVE; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VOCABULARY;

EID: 58449130394     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013865     Document Type: Article

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