Memory Without Consolidation: Temporal Distinctiveness Explains Retroactive Interference

Cognitive Science

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1570-1593

  Ecker, Ullrich K H ^a   Brown, Gordon D A ^b   Lewandowsky, Stephan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consolidation; Free recall; Retroactive interference; SIMPLE; Temporal distinctiveness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; RECALL; TIME FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL RECALL; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941570917     PISSN: 03640213     EISSN: 15516709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cogs.12214     Document Type: Article

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