Abducted by a UFO: Prevalence information affects young children's false memories for an implausible event

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 115-125

  Otgaar, Henry ^a   Candel, Ingrid ^a   Merckelbach, Harald ^a   Wade, Kimberley A ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 60149095137     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1445     Document Type: Article

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