Increases in Individualistic Words and Phrases in American Books, 1960–2008

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Jean M. Twenge ,

* E-mail: jtwenge@mail.sdsu.edu

Affiliation Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, United States of America
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W. Keith Campbell,

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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Brittany Gentile

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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Reader Comments

Study 2
http://plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0040181#article1.body1.sec2.sec2.p1

There were errors in the Methods section under Study 2: Individualistic Phrases, Participants and Procedure. The list of individualistic phrases should also include "what's right for me," and the list of communal phrases should also include "community goals."

No competing interests declared.

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