The self in autobiographical memory: Effects of self-salience on narrative content and structure

Memory

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 501-513

  Grysman, Azriel ^a   Hudson, Judith A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Episodic memory; Narrative analysis; Self concept

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPETITION PRIMING; SELF CONCEPT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; NARRATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPETITION PRIMING; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 80052173450     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2011.590502     Document Type: Article

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