The time travelling self: Comparing self and other in narratives of past and future events

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 742-755

  Grysman, Azriel ^a   Prabhakar, Janani ^a   Anglin, Stephanie M ^a   Hudson, Judith A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Cultural life script; Episodic foresight; Mental time travel; Self enhancement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL VALUE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; THINKING;

EID: 84878131216     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2013.04.010     Document Type: Article

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