Understanding Developmental Reversals in False Memory: Reply to Ghetti (2008) and Howe (2008)

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 773-777

  Brainerd, C J ^a   Reyna, V F ^a   Ceci, S J ^a   Holliday, R E ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

children's false memories; fuzzy trace theory; phantom recollection

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849116454     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.134.5.773     Document Type: Article

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