Whose life is it anyway? Adoption of each other's autobiographical memories by twins

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 237-247

  Ikier, Simay ^a   Tekcan, Ali I ^a   Gülgöz, Sami ^b   Küntay, Aylin C ^b  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGERY; LIFE EVENT; LITERATURE; MALE; MEMORY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SIBLING; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 7744246480     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.869     Document Type: Article

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