The Persistence of Erroneous Information in Memory: The Effect of Valence on the Acceptance of Corrected Information

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 282-288

  Guillory, Jimmeka J ^a   Geraci, Lisa ^b  

^a SPELMAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE OF CORRECTED INFORMATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MALE; MEMORY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SCORING SYSTEM; VALENCE (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84959865180     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.3183     Document Type: Article

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