Exploring the effects of ownership and choice on self-memory biases

Memory

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 449-461

  Cunningham, Sheila J ^a   Van den Bos, Mirjam Brady ^a   Turk, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice; Ownership; Recognition memory; Self; Source memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EGO; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUSION; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECALL; RECOGNITION;

ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; OWNERSHIP; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 80052165145     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2011.584388     Document Type: Article

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