Retrieval-induced forgetting of negative stimuli: The role of emotional intensity

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 817-830

  Kuhbandner, Christof ^a   Bäuml, Karl Heinz ^a   Stiedl, Fiona C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dispositional affectivity; Emotion; Episodic memory; Material; Retrieval induced forgetting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE DISPLAY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RECALL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 68049139007     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699930802204768     Document Type: Article

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