Poor working memory predicts false memories

European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 213-232

  Peters, Maarten J V ^a   Jelicic, Marko ^a   Verbeek, Hilde ^a   Merckelbach, Harald ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; FALSE MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; WORD RECOGNITION; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 33847034797     PISSN: 09541446     EISSN: 14640635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09541440600760396     Document Type: Article

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