What Is False Memory Development the Development of? Comment on Brainerd, Reyna, and Ceci (2008)

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 768-772

  Howe, Mark L ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

associative activation theory; DRM paradigm; false memories; fuzzy trace theory; memory development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEFENSE MECHANISM; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

ASSOCIATION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CUES; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REPRESSION;

EID: 50849120791     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.134.5.768     Document Type: Article

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