Evaluative conditioning and conscious knowledge of contingencies: A correlational investigation with large samples

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2313-2335

  Bar Anan, Yoav ^a   De Houwer, Jan ^b   Nosek, Brian A ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Associative learning; Evaluative conditioning; False memory; Propositional learning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING; CONSCIOUSNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEMORY; PAIRED ASSOCIATE LEARNING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CONSCIOUSNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEMORY; PAIRED-ASSOCIATE LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649890682     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470211003802442     Document Type: Article

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