Revision in memories of relationship development: Do biases persist over time?

Personal Relationships

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-98

  Frye, Nancy E ^a   Karney, Benjamin R ^b,c  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c University of Florida ^*  (United States)

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EID: 1542380958     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2004.00072.x     Document Type: Article

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