The context repetition effect: Predicted events are remembered better, even when they don't happen

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1298-1308

  Smith, Troy A ^a   Hasinski, Adam E ^a   Sederberg, Per B ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Memory; Prediction; Recognition; Temporal context

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RECOGNITION; TEMPORAL LOBE; YOUNG ADULT;

BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); TEMPORAL LOBE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887940476     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034067     Document Type: Article

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