How does negative emotion cause false memories?

Psychological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 919-925

  Brainerd, C J ^a   Stein, L M ^b   Silveira, R A ^c   Rohenkohl, G ^b   Reyna, V F ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CRUZ DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAZIL; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; RECALL; SPEECH PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; BRAZIL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REPRESSION; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SPEECH PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES; VERBAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54049125111     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02177.x     Document Type: Article

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