Testing Signal-Detection Models of Yes/No and Two-Alternative Forced-Choice Recognition Memory

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 291-306

  Jang, Yoonhee ^a   Wixted, John T ^a   Huber, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

model flexibility; parameter reliability; signal detection theory; two alternative forced choice recognition memory; yes no recognition memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; LEARNING; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; RECOGNITION; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

BAYES THEOREM; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 65749120768     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015525     Document Type: Article

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