Retrieval of Concepts in Script-Based Texts and Narratives: The Influence of General World Knowledge

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 780-790

  Rizzella, Michelle L ^a   O'Brien, Edward J ^b  

^a HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; READING; RECALL; WRITING;

ATTENTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; REACTION TIME; READING; WRITING;

EID: 85047670032     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.28.4.780     Document Type: Article

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