Seeing photos makes us read between the lines: The influence of photos on memory for inferences

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 773-795

  Henkel, Linda A ^a  

^a FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

False memory; Inferences and memory; Pictures and memory; Source monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; READING; RECALL; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NARRATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; READING; REPRESSION, PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859592036     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2011.628400     Document Type: Article

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