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Fluency: A trigger of familiarity for relational representations?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2020

Talya Sadeh Open the ORCID record for Talya Sadeh [Opens in a new window]
Talya Sadeh*
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Department of Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience & Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, POB 653, Beer Sheva8410501, Israel. tsadeh@bgu.ac.ilhttp://bgu.ac.il/~tsadeh/index.php
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Abstract

According to Bastin et al.’s integrative memory model, familiarity may be attributed to both entity representations and relational representations. However, the model does not specify what triggers familiarity for relational representations. I argue that fluency is a key player in the attribution of familiarity regardless of the type of representation. Two lines of evidence are reviewed in support of my claim.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e297
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