False alarms about false memories

Psychological Review

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 406-410

  Roediger III, Henry L ^a   McDermott, Kathleen B ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0040216905     PISSN: 0033295X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-295X.106.2.406     Document Type: Article

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