Recognition memory across the lifespan: The impact of word frequency and study-test interval on estimates of familiarity and recollection

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue OCT, 2013, Pages

  Meier, Beat ^a   Rey Mermet, Alodie ^a   Rothen, Nicolas ^b   Graf, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Development; Episodic memory; Lifespan; Recognition memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975263556     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00787     Document Type: Article

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