Self-regulatory private speech relates to children's recall and organization of autobiographical memories

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 441-446

  Al Namlah, Abdulrahman S ^a   Meins, Elizabeth ^a   Fernyhough, Charles ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Private speech; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864001622     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2012.02.005     Document Type: Article

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