Distinctiveness and memory: A theoretical and empirical review

Learning and Memory: A Comprehensive Reference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 125-144

  Schmidt, S R ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Bizarreness effect; Distinctiveness; Emotion; Feature contrast; Incongruity; Memory; Organization; Similarity; Von restorff effect

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EID: 85079254202     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012370509-9.00143-1     Document Type: Chapter

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