Can the memory enhancement of the survival judgment task be explained by the elaboration hypothesis?: Evidence from a memory load paradigm

Japanese Psychological Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 58-71

  Nouchi, Rui ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adaptive memory; Elaboration hypothesis; Memory load; Survival judgment task

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871906703     PISSN: 00215368     EISSN: 14685884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5884.2012.00531.x     Document Type: Article

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