Revisiting the novelty effect: When familiarity, not novelty, enhances memory

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1321-1330

  Poppenk, J ^a,b   Kohler S ^c   Moscovitch, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distinctiveness; Episodic memory; Familiarity; Novelty; Source information

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; RECOGNITION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956536823     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019900     Document Type: Article

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