Further evidence that similar principles govern recall from episodic and semantic memory: The Canadian prime ministerial serial position function

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 77-83

  Neath, Ian ^a   Saint Aubin, Jean ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Episodic memory; Recency effect; Semantic memory; Serial position function

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; CANADA; HUMAN; INTERNET; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RECALL; SEMANTICS; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TIME; UNIVERSITY;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CANADA; HUMANS; INTERNET; MENTAL RECALL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEMANTICS; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 80053425440     PISSN: 11961961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021998     Document Type: Article

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