Individual differences in the suppression of unwanted memories: The executive deficit hypothesis

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 623-635

  Levy, Benjamin J ^a   Anderson, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive control; Forgetting; Inhibition; Memory; Suppression; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL;

COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MENTAL RECALL; REPRESSION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 40649129437     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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