Item-specific encoding produces an additional benefit of directed forgetting: Evidence from intrusion errors

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1346-1354

  Sahakyan, Lili ^a   Delaney, Peter F ^a  

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

Author keywords

Context change; Cross list intrusions; Directed forgetting; Item specific encoding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LONG TERM MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL;

ADULT; CUES; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MENTAL RECALL; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 77956540814     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020121     Document Type: Article

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