"If it happened, i would remember it": Strategic use of event memorability in the rejection of false autobiographical events

Child Development

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 542-561

  Ghetti, Simona ^a,b   Alexander, Kristen Weede ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LITERATURE; MALE; MEMORY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

AUTOBIOGRAPHY; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MEMORY; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRESSION;

EID: 3142679309     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2004.00692.x     Document Type: Article

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