Don't even think about checking: Mental checking causes memory distrust

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 345-351

  Radomsky, Adam S ^a   Alcolado, Gillian M ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compulsive checking; Confidence; Memory; Mental compulsions; Meta memory; OCD

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCORING SYSTEM; THINKING;

EID: 77955980522     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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