The blank in the mind questionnaire (BIMQ)

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-122

  Moraitou, Despina ^a   Efklides, Anastasia ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Blank in the mind experience; Cognitive failures; Memory failure; Metacognitive experiences; Prospective memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649371192     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759.25.2.115     Document Type: Article

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