Striving for a consistent life story: Cognitive reactions to autobiographical memories

Social Cognition

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 292-318

  Beike, Denise R ^a   Landoll, Shelly L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034339114     PISSN: 0278016X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/soco.2000.18.3.292     Document Type: Article

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