Suggestibility under pressure: Theory of mind, executive function, and suggestibility in preschoolers

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 749-763

  Karpinski, Aryn C ^a   Scullin, Matthew H ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Event memory; Executive function; Preschool age children; Suggestibility; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350761982     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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