## Abstract The verbal overshadowing effect is the phenomenon in which describing a previously seen face impairs its recognition (Schooler and EngstlerβSchooler, 1990). The primary purpose of this research was to investigate how the similarity between a target and distractors influences verbal over
The influence of retrieval processes in verbal overshadowing
β Scribed by Christian A. Meissner; John C. Brigham; Colleen M. Kelley
- Book ID
- 111513722
- Publisher
- Psychonomic Society Publications
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 162 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0090-502X
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