The co-witness misinformation effect: Memory blends or memory compliance?

Memory

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 436-442

  Skagerberg, Elin M ^a   Wright, Daniel B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; VIDEORECORDING; VISUAL MEMORY; VISUAL STIMULATION; WITNESS; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUGGESTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 42549131795     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658210802019696     Document Type: Article

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