Temporal distribution of autobiographical memory: Uncovering the reminiscence bump in Japanese young and middle-aged adults

Japanese Psychological Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 86-96

  Kawasaki, Yayoi ^a   Janssen, Steve M J ^b,d   Inoue, Tomoyoshi ^c  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Internet research; Reminiscence bump

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952172637     PISSN: 00215368     EISSN: 14685884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5884.2010.00451.x     Document Type: Article

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