The Role of Temporal Landmarks in Autobiographical Memory Processes

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 423-442

  Shum, Michael S ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MEMORY; MENTAL FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; TIME;

AUTOBIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MEMORY; MENTAL PROCESSES; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032214916     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.124.3.423     Document Type: Article

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