What factors need to be considered to understand emotional memories?

Emotion Review

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 120-121

  Kensinger, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arousal; Emotion; Memory; Valence

Indexed keywords

EID: 64549137162     PISSN: 17540739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1754073908100436     Document Type: Review

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