The Bumps in Trinidadian Life: Reminiscence Bumps for Positive and Negative Life Events

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 174-184

  Alea, Nicole ^a   Ali, Sideeka ^a   Marcano, Blaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 84895536221     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.2975     Document Type: Article

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