Correcting false information in memory: Manipulating the strength of misinformation encoding and its retraction

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 570-578

  Ecker, Ullrich K H ^a   Lewandowsky, Stephan ^a   Swire, Briony ^a   Chang, Darren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL FUNCTION; RECALL;

COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL PROCESSES; MENTAL RECALL;

EID: 80052883891     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-011-0065-1     Document Type: Article

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