Perceptual-Gestural (Mis)Mapping in Serial Short-Term Memory: The Impact of Talker Variability

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1411-1425

  Hughes, Robert W ^a   Marsh, John E ^a   Jones, Dylan M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

embodied cognition; perceptual gestural view; serial recall; short term memory; talker variability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHONETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; GESTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; PHONETICS; SERIAL LEARNING; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 71649096521     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017008     Document Type: Article

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