The Modality-Match Effect in Recognition Memory

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 564-571

  Mulligan, Neil W ^a   Osborn, Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

modality match effect; recognition memory; study modality; test modality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; READING; RECALL; RECOGNITION; SEMANTICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ATTENTION; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; READING; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEMANTICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 65349177271     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014524     Document Type: Article

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