The prevalence and quality of silent, socially silent, and disclosed autobiographical memories across adulthood

Memory

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 142-158

  Alea Albada, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Disclosure; Silence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECALL; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; DISCLOSURE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77649145347     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658210903176486     Document Type: Article

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