False memory for idiomatic expressions in younger and older adults: Evidence for indirect activation of figurative meanings

Idiomatic expressions can be interpreted literally or figuratively. These two meanings are often processed in parallel or very rapidly, as evidenced by online measures of idiomatic processing. Because in many cases the figurative meaning cannot be derived from the component lexical elements and beca...

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Main Authors: Jennifer H Coane, Claudia eSánchez-Gutiérrez, Chelsea M Stillman, Jennifer eCorriveau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00764/full