The strategic regulation of children's memory performance and suggestibility

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 24-44

  Roebers, Claudia M ^a   Schneider, Wolfgang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Memory development; Recall accuracy; Strategic regulation; Suggestibility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; SUGGESTION; VIDEORECORDING;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUGGESTION; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 16244388941     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2005.01.001     Document Type: Article

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