The Role of Motivation in the Age-Related Positivity Effect in Autobiographical Memory

Psychological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 208-214

  Kennedy, Quinn ^a,c   Mather, Mara ^b   Carstensen, Laura L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

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EID: 1642363253     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0956-7976.2004.01503011.x     Document Type: Article

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