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The development of automatic associative processes and children’s false memories (2009)
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Wimmer, M. C., & Howe, M. L. (2009). The development of automatic associative processes and children’s false memories. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 104(4), 447-465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2009.07.006

We investigated children’s ability to generate associations and how automaticity of associative activation unfolds developmentally. Children generated associative responses using a single associate paradigm (Experiment 1) or a Deese/Roediger–McDermot... Read More about The development of automatic associative processes and children’s false memories.

The role of associative strength in children's false memory illusions (2009)
Journal Article
Howe, M. L., Wimmer, M. C., & Blease, K. (2009). The role of associative strength in children's false memory illusions. Memory, 17(1), 8-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658210802438474

The effects of associative strength on rates of 7- and 11-year-old children's true and false memories were examined when category and Deese-Roediger-McDermott (DRM) lists were used to cue the same critical lure. Backward associative strength (BAS) wa... Read More about The role of associative strength in children's false memory illusions.