Source accuracy data reveal the thresholded nature of human episodic memory

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 318-325

  Harlow, Iain M ^a,c   Donaldson, David I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Episodic memory; Familiarity; Human memory; Recollection; Signal detection theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874701868     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-012-0340-9     Document Type: Article

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