A brighter side to memory illusions: False memories prime children's and adults' insight-based problem solving

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 383-393

  Howe, Mark L ^a   Garner, Sarah R ^a   Charlesworth, Monica ^a   Knott, Lauren ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compound remote associates task; DRM paradigm; False memory; Memory and reasoning; Memory development; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUSION; LEARNING; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; AWARENESS; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; REPRESSION, PSYCHOLOGY; SEMANTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649937701     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2010.08.012     Document Type: Article

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