Cue-dependent interference in comprehension

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 247-263

  Van Dyke, Julie A ^a   McElree, Brian ^b  

^a HASKINS LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comprehension; Retrieval interference; Sentence processing; Speed accuracy tradeoff

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052023952     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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