Priorities for representation: Task settings and object interaction both influence object memory.

Following an active task, the memory representations for used and unused objects are different. However, it is not clear whether these differences arise due to prioritizing objects that are task-relevant, objects that are physically interacted with, or a combination of the two factors. The present s...

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Publicado en:Memory & Cognition Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 114 - 124
Autores principales: Kirtley, Clare, Tatler, Benjamin
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Jan2016
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