Inhibition-Induced Forgetting: When More Control Leads to Less Memory

Psychological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 27-38

  Chiu, Yu Chin ^a   Egner, Tobias ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

attention; cognitive control; memory; response inhibition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTENTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; RECOGNITION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MENTAL RECALL; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84921044386     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797614553945     Document Type: Article

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