Cultural variation in the correlates of flashbulb memories: An investigation in five countries

Memory

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 233-240

  Kulkofsky, Sarah ^a   Wang, Qi ^b   Conway, Martin A ^c   Hou, Yubo ^d   Aydin, Cagla ^b   Mueller Johnson, Katrin ^e   Williams, Helen ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Culture; Flashbulb memory; Public event memories

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECALL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; TURKEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957553462     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2010.551132     Document Type: Article

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