The devil is in the detail: Children's recollection of details about their prior experiences

Memory

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 431-443

  Strange, Deryn ^a   Hayne, Harlene ^b  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Childhood amnesia; Details; Event narratives; Testimony

Indexed keywords

AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECALL;

AMNESIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MENTAL RECALL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84876442373     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2012.732722     Document Type: Article

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