Bilingual speakers in the lab: Psychophysiological measures of emotional reactivity

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Volumn 25, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 223-247

  Harris, Catherine L ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilingualism; Emotion; Language; Skin conductance; Spanish English bilinguals Auditory processing

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248707620     PISSN: 01434632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01434630408666530     Document Type: Article

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