Remindings influence the interpretation of ambiguous stimuli

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 107-113

  Tullis, Jonathan G ^a   Braverman, Michael ^a   Ross, Brian H ^a   Benjamin, Aaron S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambiguity; Interpretation; Memory; Reminding; Study phase retrieval

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; SEMANTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CUES; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; SEMANTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893066386     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-013-0476-2     Document Type: Article

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