False memories seconds later: The rapid and compelling onset of illusory recognition

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1331-1338

  Flegal, Kristin E ^a   Atkins, Alexandra S ^a   Reuter Lorenz, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

False memory; Long term memory; Memory illusions; Phenomenology; Short term memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; ILLUSION; LINGUISTICS; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VOCABULARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956515975     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019903     Document Type: Article

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