The adaptive nature of memory and its illusions

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 312-315

  Howe, Mark L ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adaptive memory; false beliefs; memory illusions

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053588724     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721411416571     Document Type: Article

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