Individual differences in working memory capacity affect false memories for missing aspects of events

Memory

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 561-571

  Gerrie, Matthew P ^a   Garry, Maryanne ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; EXPERIENCE; FALSE MEMORY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 34447542548     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658210701391634     Document Type: Article

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