Distinguishing between memory illusions and actual memories using phenomenological measurements and explicit warnings

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-26

  Anastasi, Jeffrey S ^a   Rhodes, Matthew G ^b   Burns, Matthew C ^b  

^a FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COGNITION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PERSONALITY TEST; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; REPRESSION; WORD ASSOCIATION TESTS;

EID: 0034146006     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1423458     Document Type: Article

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