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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > semantic feature effect

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semantic feature effect  

Definition

  • Better memory for words with a high number of semantic features.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Hargreaves, I. S., Pexman, P. M., Johnson, J. C., & Zdrazilova, L. (2012). Richer concepts are better remembered : Number of features effects in free recall. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00073

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: open]

  • • Lau, M. C., Goh, W. D., & Yap, M. J. (2018). An item-level analysis of lexical-semantic effects in free recall and recognition memory using the megastudy approach: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747021817739834

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

  • • Lau, M. C., Roodenrys, S., & Miller, L. M. (2020). Semantic feature effect in verbal short-term memory. Memory, 28(6), 815‑829. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2020.1788096

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-J0407BVT-T

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