Cultural issues in flashbulb memory

Flashbulb Memories: New Issues and New Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 247-268

  Wang, Qi ^a   Aydin, Çağla ^a  

^a Department of Human Development Cornell University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 79957572858     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203889930     Document Type: Chapter

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