The structure of autobiographical memory

Theories of Memory

Volumn , Issue , 2019, Pages 103-137

  Conway, Martin A ^a   Rubin, David C ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85076950140     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315782119-4     Document Type: Chapter

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