Inter- and intra-individual variation in immediate free recall: An examination of serial position functions and recall initiation strategies

Memory

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-82

  Unsworth, Nash ^a   Brewer, Gene A ^a   Spillers, Gregory J ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Individual differences; Serial position functions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LEARNING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECALL; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SERIAL LEARNING; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 78751505443     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2010.535658     Document Type: Article

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