Forced fabrication versus interviewer suggestions: Differences in false memory depend on how memory is assessed

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 933-942

  Ackil, Jennifer K ^a   Zaragoza, Maria S ^b  

^a GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION; FALSE MEMORY; FORCED FABRICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; RECOGNITION;

EID: 82255191988     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1785     Document Type: Article

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