Script knowledge enhances the development of children's false memories

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-63

  Otgaar, Henry ^a   Candel, Ingrid ^a   Scoboria, Alan ^b   Merckelbach, Harald ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; False memories; Script knowledge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONCEPT FORMATION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SUGGESTION;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; REPRESSION; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SUGGESTION;

EID: 74149088100     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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