Emotional arousal and memory: A test of the poststimulus processing hypothesis

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-90

  Hulse, Lynn M ^a,c   Allan, Kevin ^a   Memon, Amina ^a   Read, J Don ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34249700157     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20445382     Document Type: Review

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