Memory and suggestibility in older adults: Live event participation and repeated interview

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1109-1127

  Mueller Johnson, Katrin ^a   Ceci, Stephen J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MASSAGE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELAXATION TRAINING; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUGGESTION;

EID: 11844292016     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1078     Document Type: Article

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