Abstract
Forgetting refers to the failure to remember specific facts or events that took place in the past. In contrast, memory distortion includes many ways in which what a person does remember can deviate from what actually happened.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science |
| Subtitle of host publication | Nadel/Cognitive |
| Publisher | wiley |
| Pages | 1-5 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780470018866 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780470016190 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2006 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Keywords
- false memory
- memory accuracy
- memory illusions
- metamemory
- source monitoring
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
- General Neuroscience
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
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