Are subjective memory problems related to suggestibility, compliance, false memories, and objective memory performance?

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 249-257

  Van Bergen, Saskia ^a   Jelicic, Marko ^a   Merckelbach, Harald ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SUGGESTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; COMPLIANCE; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRESSION; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SUGGESTION; VERBAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649794027     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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