Processes Underlying Developmental Reversals in False-Memory Formation: Comment on Brainerd, Reyna, and Ceci (2008)

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 764-767

  Ghetti, Simona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

development; false memory; recollection; recollection rejection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEFENSE MECHANISM; HUMAN; MENTAL FUNCTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SEMANTICS;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CUES; HUMANS; MENTAL PROCESSES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); REPRESSION; SEMANTICS;

EID: 50849139611     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.134.5.764     Document Type: Article

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