Age differences in the organization of emotion knowledge: Effects involving valence and time frame

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 726-736

  Ready, Rebecca E ^a   Robinson, Michael D ^b   Weinberger, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Age; Emotion; Priming; Self concept

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; KNOWLEDGE; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; TEMPERAMENT; VELOCITY;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33846005114     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.21.4.726     Document Type: Article

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