Attention to item-specific processing eliminates age effects in false memories

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-86

  Thomas, Ayanna K ^a   Sommers, Mitchell S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cue encoding deficit; False memories; Relational processing

Indexed keywords

EID: 11144320500     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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