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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > distinctiveness effect > primary distinctiveness effect

Preferred term

primary distinctiveness effect  

Definition

  • Distinctiveness effect that occurs when an item is distinctive from its immediate context.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • intralist distinctiveness effect

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Schmidt, S. R. (1991). Can we have a distinctive theory of memory? Memory & Cognition, 19(6), 523-542. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03197149

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-PBDK5069-G

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