Factors influencing self-report of mobile phone use: The role of response prompt, time reference and mobile phone use in recall

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 664-683

  Timotijevic, Lada ^a   Barnett, Julie ^a   Shepherd, Richard ^a   Senior, Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEM; MALE; MEMORY; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SELF REPORT; TELECOMMUNICATION; TIME;

EID: 70350527306     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1496     Document Type: Article

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