The roles of gender and temporal distance in the recall of dissonant self-related memories

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 29, Issue , 2014, Pages 10-22

  Grysman, Azriel ^a  

^a HAMILTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Gender differences; Mechanical Turk; Temporal self appraisal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSONANT MEMORY; DISSONANT MEMORY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; SELF CONCEPT; ADOLESCENT; EPISODIC MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907677531     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2014.07.003     Document Type: Article

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