What factors underlie associative and categorical memory illusions? the roles of backward associative strength and interitem connectivity

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 229-239

  Knott, Lauren M ^a   Dewhurst, Stephen A ^b   Howe, Mark L ^c  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Backward associative strength; Category lists; DRM paradigm; False memories; Indirect priming

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUSION; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; RECALL; RECOGNITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REPRESSION, PSYCHOLOGY; VOCABULARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855288810     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025201     Document Type: Article

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