Consensus collaboration enhances group and individual recall accuracy

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 179-194

  Harris, Celia B ^a   Barnier, Amanda J ^b   Sutton, John ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collaborative inhibition; Collaborative recall; False memory; Memory accuracy; Social influences on memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; COOPERATION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL;

CONSENSUS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859352584     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2011.608590     Document Type: Article

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