The role of subjective time in identity regulation

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1164-1178

  Wilson, Anne E ^a   Gunn, Gregory R ^a   Ross, Michael ^b  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MENTAL TASK; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 70449403597     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1617     Document Type: Article

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