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Original Articles

Are High Hypnotizables Especially Vulnerable to False Memory Effects? A Sociocognitive Perspective

Sind hoch-hypnotisierbare Personen besonders anfällig für False Memory-Effekte? Eine soziokognitive Perspektive

Graham F. Wagstaff, Jacqueline M. Wheatcroft und Anna Christina Jones

Les sujets hautement hypnotisables sont-ils particulièrement vulnérables à l'effet des faux souvenirs? Une perspective sociocognitive

Graham F. Wagstaff, Jacqueline M. Wheatcroft et Anna Christina Jones

Serán las personas altamente hipnotizables vulnerables a memorias falsas? Una perspectiva sociocognitiva

Graham F. Wagstaff, Jacqueline M. Wheatcroft, y Anna Christina Jones

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Pages 310-326 | Received 07 Jul 2010, Accepted 01 Nov 2010, Published online: 01 Jun 2011

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