Knowing by heart: Visceral feedback shapes recognition memory judgments

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 145, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1-14

  Fiacconi, Chris M ^a   Owais, Sawayra ^a   Peter, Erika L ^b   Köhler, Stefan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac cycle; Cardiovascular feedback; Dual Process model; Epistemic feelings; Recognition memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FACE; FEMALE; HEART; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGICAL FEEDBACK; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RECALL; RECOGNITION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FACE; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84962242684     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/xge0000164     Document Type: Article

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