The Role of Conscious Recollection in Recognition of Affective Material: Evidence for Positive-Negative Asymmetry

Journal of General Psychology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 93-104

  Robinson Riegler, Gregory L ^a   Winton, Ward M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

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EID: 0002702573     PISSN: 00221309     EISSN: 19400888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221309.1996.9921263     Document Type: Article

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