Memory distortions and anxiety in alcoholism: A directed-forgetting investigation

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 229-240

  Todor, Ioana ^a  

^a 1 DECEMBRIE 1918 UNIVERSITY OF ALBA IULIA   (Romania)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Cognitive inhibition; Directed forgetting; Memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249990420     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.141.3.229-240     Document Type: Article

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