Memory distrust and acceptance of misinformation

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 885-896

  Van Bergen, Saskia ^a   Horselenberg, Robert ^a   Merckelbach, Harald ^a   Jelicic, Marko ^a   Beckers, Roos ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL BIAS; SOCIAL BELIEF; TRUST; VIDEOTAPE;

EID: 78149299105     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1595     Document Type: Article

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