The role of emotional elaboration in the creation of false memories

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-35

  Drivdahl, Sarah B ^a   Zaragoza, Maria S ^b   Learned, Dianne M ^b,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 60149084538     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1446     Document Type: Article

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