The effect of retrieval goals on the content recalled from complex narratives.
Memories are not always accurately recalled, and one factor that influences memory is the goal of retrieval. Evidence suggests that retrieving a memory to fit a social goal affects the content that is recollected, yet the nature of this effect, and whether this effect remains stable over time, is no...
| Publicado en: | Memory & Cognition Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 397 - 407 |
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Springer Nature
Feb2022
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