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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > frequency effect > letter-frequency effect

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letter-frequency effect  

Definition

  • A memory phenomenon observed when words containing rare letters are recognized better than words composed of common letters.

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  • • Malmberg, K. J., Steyvers, M., Stephens, J. D., & Shiffrin, R. M. (2002). Feature frequency effects in recognition memory. Memory & Cognition, 30(4), 607–613. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03194962

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-SND7VPGK-L

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