Using an Individual Differences Approach to Examine Two Distinct Types of Suggestibility Effects

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 2-11

  Eisen, Mitchell L ^a   Gomes, Dayna M ^a   Lorber, William G ^b   Perez, Cynthia I ^a   Uchishiba, Hitomi ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGERY; IMAGINATION; INDIVIDUALITY; INFORMATION; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PERSONALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUGGESTIBILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRUST;

EID: 84872393228     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.2864     Document Type: Article

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