Misinformation can influence memory for recently experienced, highly stressful events

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-17

  Morgan, C A ^a   Southwick, Steven ^a   Steffian, George ^b   Hazlett, Gary A ^c   Loftus, Elizabeth F ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FASOTRAGRULANT   (United States)

^c Woodard Cody Specialty Consulting Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Eyewitness recall; False memory; Interrogation; Military; Survival School

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FALSE MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB STRESS; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLDIER; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MILITARY PERSONNEL; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PRISONS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871719435     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: 18736386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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