Possible selves, fantasy distortion, and the anticipated life history: Exploring the role of the imagination in social cognition

Possible Selves: Theory, Research and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 79-96

  Segal, Harry G ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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