Enhancing recognition memory in adults through differential outcomes

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 129-136

  Plaza, Victoria ^a   Estévez, Angeles F ^b   López Crespo, Ginesa ^c   Fuentes, Luis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

2300 human experimental psycology; 2343 learning and memory; Face recognition; Memory training; Short term memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEARNING; PHOTOSTIMULATION; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

HUMANS; LEARNING; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REWARD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650836067     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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