Self-induced memory distortions and the allocation of processing resources at encoding and retrieval

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 533-558

  Shane, Matthew S ^a   Peterson, Jordan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSOCIATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MEMORY DISORDER; MOTIVATION; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 3042553760     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699930341000437     Document Type: Review

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