Errors in autobiographical memory

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 933-947

  Hyman Jr , Ira E ^a   Loftus, Elizabeth F ^b  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL HEALTH; RECALL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; TIME;

EID: 0344359775     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7358(98)00041-5     Document Type: Article

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