False memories for dissonance inducing events

Memory

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 203-212

  Rodriguez, Dario N ^a   Strange, Deryn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Attitudes; Cognitive dissonance; Consistency; False memories

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; COGNITIVE DISSONANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; REPRESSION, PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922243753     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2014.881501     Document Type: Article

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