Using cue words to investigate the distribution of autobiographical memories in childhood

Psychological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 910-916

  Bauer, Patricia J ^a   Burch, Melissa M ^b   Scholin, Sarah E ^c   Güler, O Evren ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHILD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; SEX RATIO; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

CHILD; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; NARRATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 34748872582     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01999.x     Document Type: Article

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