Collaboration Reduces the Frequency of False Memories in Older and Younger Adults

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-92

  Ross, Michael ^a   Spencer, Steven J ^a   Blatz, Craig W ^a   Restorick, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

aging; collaborative memory; false memories; memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; COLLABORATIVE MEMORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALSE MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REPRESSION; SPOUSES; SUGGESTION;

EID: 43049091551     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.23.1.85     Document Type: Article

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