How emotion affects older adults' memories for event details

Memory

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 208-219

  Kensinger, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Aging; Emotion; Episodic memory; Source memory

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; AGING; ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY; COGNITION; EMOTION; EMOTIONALITY; EPISODIC MEMORY; HUMAN; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WORKING MEMORY;

AGED; AGING; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 60549117129     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658210802221425     Document Type: Review

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