Memory for specific visual details can be enhanced by negative arousing content

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-112

  Kensinger, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Garoff Eaton, Rachel J ^a   Schacter, Daniel L ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arousal; Emotion; Memory; Presentation rate; Specific recognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 29444432101     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2005.05.005     Document Type: Article

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