Developmental trends in adaptive memory

Memory

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 103-117

  Otgaar, Henry ^a   Howe, Mark L ^b   Smeets, Tom ^a   Garner, Sarah R ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive memory; Development; False memory; Memory; Proximate mechanisms

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUSION; MALE; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SURVIVAL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EMOTIONS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MALE; MEMORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 84891343699     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2013.781653     Document Type: Article

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