Earliest recollections of self and others in European American and Taiwanese young adults

Psychological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 708-714

  Wang, Qi ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RECALL; SELF CONCEPT; TAIWAN; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; SELF CONCEPT; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746824252     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01770.x     Document Type: Article

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