Adaptive memory: Animacy processing produces mnemonic advantages

Experimental Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 172-178

  VanArsdall, Joshua E ^a   Nairne, James S ^a   Pandeirada, Josefa N S ^a,b   Blunt, Janell R ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Animacy; Evolution; Memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; RECALL;

ATTENTION; COMPREHENSION; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84878321165     PISSN: 16183169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1618-3169/a000186     Document Type: Article

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