Title

Anxious and distrustful – How do state anxiety and memory distrust influence the misinformation effect?

Journal title

Polish Psychological Bulletin

Yearbook

2021

Volume

vol. 52

Issue

No 4

Authors

Kuczek, Marta ; Szpitalak, Malwina ; Polczyk, Romuald

Affiliation

Kuczek, Marta : Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Poland ; Szpitalak, Malwina : Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Poland ; Polczyk, Romuald : Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Poland

Keywords

misinformation effect ; memory ; anxiety ; memory distrust ; witness testimony

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Humanistyczne i Społeczne

Coverage

341-348

Publisher

Committee for Psychological Science PAS

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Date

2022.01.03

Type

Article

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/ppb.2021.139168

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