Make-Believe Memories

American Psychologist

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 867-873

  Loftus, Elizabeth F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE MECHANISM; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEMORY; REVIEW;

FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MEMORY; REPRESSION; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0242467370     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.58.11.867     Document Type: Review

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