Direct and Indirect Measures of Intentional Forgetting in Children and Adults: Evidence for Retrieval Inhibition and Reinstatement

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 295-316

  Lehman, Elyse Brauch ^a   Mckinley Pace, Marcia J ^a   Wilson, Jo Ann ^a   Slavsky, Matthew D ^a   Woodson, Michelle E ^a  

^a Department of Psychology ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; RANDOMIZATION; RECALL; SPEECH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SPEECH;

EID: 0031067479     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jecp.1996.2347     Document Type: Article

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