A social brain sciences approach to understanding self

The Self

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 3-20

  Heatherton, Todd F ^a   Krendl, Anne C ^a   Neil Macrae, C ^b   Kelley, William M ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84919550427     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203818572     Document Type: Chapter

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