Repeated checking really does cause memory distrust
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Attenuating memory distrust in a repeated checking task.
Repeated checking has been demonstrated to lead to reductions in memory confidence in several previous studies using student and clinical samples. This process of reduced confidence in memory and detail for memory, are thought to arise from the inhibition of perceptual processing that develops during repeated checking. Our research investigated whether reduced memory confidence from repeated ch...
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عنوان ژورنال: Behaviour Research and Therapy
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0005-7967
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2005.02.005