Autobiographical memory functions in young Japanese men and women

Memory

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 11-24

  Maki, Yoichi ^a   Kawasaki, Yayoi ^b   Demiray, Burcu ^c   Janssen, Steve M J ^a,d  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Culture; Function; Gender

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CULTURAL FACTOR; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RECALL; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MENTAL RECALL; SELF REPORT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921268892     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2014.930153     Document Type: Article

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