On the Nature of the Decision Axis in Signal-Detection-Based Models of Recognition Memory

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1095-1110

  Morrell, Holly E R ^a   Gaitan, Santino ^a   Wixted, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; READING; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); READING; SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 85047674298     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.28.6.1095     Document Type: Article

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