Culture, autobiographical memory, and behavioral frequency reports: Measurement issues in cross-cultural studies

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 585-593

  Ji, Li Jun ^b   Schwarz, Norbert ^a   Nisbett, Richard E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034179212     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167200267006     Document Type: Article

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