Individual Differences and the Creation of False Childhood Memories

Memory

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-20

  Hyman Jr , Ira E ^a   James Billings, F ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; RECALL; SELF CONCEPT; SUGGESTION;

COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PERSONALITY; REPRESSION; SELF CONCEPT; SUGGESTION;

EID: 0031613931     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/741941598     Document Type: Article

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