"Hearing the news" versus "being there": Comparing flashbulb memories and recall of first-hand experiences

Flashbulb Memories: New Issues and New Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 125-140

  Pillemer, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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EID: 70350733959     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203889930     Document Type: Chapter

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