Susceptibility to memory distortion: How do we decide it has occurred?

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 255-274

  Morris, Erin K ^a   Laney, Cara ^a   Bernstein, Daniel M ^b   Loftus, Elizabeth F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECEPTION; HUMAN; MEMORY; RECUMBENCY; REVIEW; SUGGESTION;

CULTURE; DECEPTION; HUMANS; MEMORY; SUGGESTION;

EID: 33746920887     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20445338     Document Type: Review

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