Emotion regulation and memory: The cognitive costs of keeping one's cool

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 410-424

  Richards, Jane M ^a   Gross, James J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; REPRESSION;

EID: 0034276606     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.79.3.410     Document Type: Article

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