Environmental context change affects memory for performed actions

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 425-433

  Sahakyan, Lili ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Action memory; Environmental context change

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

AFFECT; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 77949556947     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210903414365     Document Type: Article

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