Illusory expectations can affect retrieval-monitoring accuracy

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 391-404

  McDonough, Ian M ^a   Gallo, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Distinctiveness heuristic; Expectations; False memory; Metacognition; Retrieval monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUSION; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; RECALL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; VERBAL LEARNING; VOCABULARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863562258     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025548     Document Type: Article

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