Metacognitive errors contribute to the difficulty in remembering proper names

Memory

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 522-532

  Tauber, Sarah K ^a   Rhodes, Matthew G ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Memory; Metacognition; Metamemory; Names

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; NOMENCLATURE; OCCUPATION; RECALL; YOUNG ADULT;

COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; NAMES; OCCUPATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954406115     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2010.481818     Document Type: Article

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