Shifting the criterion is not the difficult part of trial-by-trial criterion shifts in recognition memory

Memory and Cognition

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 49-59

  Starns, Jeffrey J ^a   Olchowski, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Criterion shifts; Recognition memory; Strength based mirror effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939893840     PISSN: 0090502X     EISSN: 15325946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13421-014-0433-y     Document Type: Article

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