The sensory nature of knowledge: Sensory priming effects in semantic categorization

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 955-964

  Brunel, Lionel ^a   Lesourd, Mathieu ^a   Labeye, Elodie ^a   Versace, Rémy ^a  

^a Lyon University   (France)

Author keywords

Memory trace; Semantic categorization; Sensory knowledge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; HEARING; HUMAN; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; VISION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77951702955     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210903134369     Document Type: Article

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