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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > language familiarity effect

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language familiarity effect  

Definition

  • For bilingual subjects, immediate serial recall is better for the language they are most familiar with.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Thorn, A. S. C., Gathercole, S. E., & Frankish, C. R. (2002). Language familiarity effects in short-term memory: The role of output delay and long-term knowledge. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A, 55(4), 1363-1383. https://doi.org/10.1080/02724980244000198

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-CQ0LM3NP-8

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