Emotions and false memories: Valence or arousal?

Psychological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 208-211

  Corson, Yves ^a,b   Verrier, Nadège ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; RECOGNITION; STUDENT;

ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REPRESSION; STUDENTS;

EID: 34247185330     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01874.x     Document Type: Article

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