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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > self-enhancement bias

Preferred term

self-enhancement bias  

Definition

  • Better memory for positive actions than for negative actions.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • self-enhancement effect
  • self-enhancement memory bias

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Rowell, S. F., & Jaswal, V. K. (2021). I remember being nice: Self-enhancement memory bias in middle childhood. Memory, 29(2), 261-269. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2021.1877307

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

Dataset citation(s)

  • • Rowell, S. F., & Jaswal, V. (2020, August 8). Self-Enhancement Memory Bias in Middle Childhood. https://osf.io/p76mz

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-W4XL77MT-1

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