Are valence and social avoidance associated with the memory conformity effect?

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 78-85

  Wright, D B ^a   Busnello, R H D ^b   Buratto, L G ^b   Stein, L M ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Conformity; Eyewitness; Memory distortion; Suggestibility

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84864495490     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2012.06.008     Document Type: Article

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