Do Distress Responses to a Traumatic Film Predict Susceptibility to the Misinformation Effect?

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 562-575

  Monds, Lauren A ^a   Paterson, Helen M ^a   Kemp, Richard I ^b   Bryant, Richard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

avoidance; dissociation; false memories; intrusions; misinformation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL DISSOCIATION; MISINFORMATION EFFECT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; WITNESS;

DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; MOTION PICTURES AS TOPIC; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887946069     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: 15299740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2013.804475     Document Type: Article

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