Effects of induced emotional state on lexical processing in younger and older adults

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 262-272

  Ferraro, F Richard ^a   King, Brent ^a   Ronning, Beth ^a   Pekarski, Krista ^a   Risan, Jessica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Emotion; Induced mood; Lexical decision

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141865671     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980309600613     Document Type: Article

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