Motivational influence on the quality of memories: Recall of general autobiographical memories related to desired attributes

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 627-635

  Brunot, Sophie ^a   Sanitioso, Rasyid Bo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

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EID: 9344229002     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.220     Document Type: Article

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