Distinguishing true from false memories in forensic contexts: Can phenomenology tell us what is real?

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1168-1182

  Marche, Tammy A ^a,c   Brainerd, C J ^b   Reyna, Valerie F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FALSE MEMORY; GUDJONSSON SUGGESTIBILITY SCALE; HUMAN; MEMORY; MEMORY CHARACTERISTICS QUESTIONNAIRE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEFT; TRUE MEMORY; WORD LIST RECALL;

EID: 78649597824     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1629     Document Type: Article

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