Differences in Experienced Memory Qualities between Factual and Fictional Events

The experienced qualities of memories of factual and fictional events have been little researched previously. The few studies that exist find no or few differences. However, one reason to expect differences in memory qualities is that processing of fact and fiction seem to involve activation of diff...

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Authors: Gander, Pierre (Author) ; Lowe, Robert (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2023
In: Journal of cognition and culture
Year: 2023, Volume: 23, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 378-396
Further subjects:B event memory
B Fictionality
B Fiction
B memory qualities
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