Social anxiety and memory biases in middle childhood: A preliminary study

Hellenic Journal of Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 114-131

  Vassilopoulos, Stephanos P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Children; Cognitive processes; Memory; Shyness; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874130267     PISSN: 17901391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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