Autobiographical memory and self-assessment

The Self and Memory

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 207-226

  Cameron, Jessica J ^a   Wilson, Anne E ^b   Ross, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

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EID: 41149109057     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203337974     Document Type: Chapter

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