The misinformation effect revisited: Interactions between spontaneous memory processes and misleading suggestions

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 270-287

  Pansky, Ainat ^a   Tenenboim, Einat ^a   Bar, Sarah Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Basic level convergence; False memory; Misinformation effect; Misleading post event information; Suggestibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951576745     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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