The list length effect in recognition memory: An analysis of potential confounds

Memory and Cognition

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 348-363

  Kinnell, Angela ^a   Dennis, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BCDMEM. REM; List length effect; Memory models; Recognition memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEARNING; RECOGNITION; SEMANTICS;

ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; HUMANS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEMANTICS; SERIAL LEARNING;

EID: 79952190284     PISSN: 0090502X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13421-010-0007-6     Document Type: Article

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