Phenomenological characteristics of emotional memories in younger and older adults

Memory

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 528-543

  Mickley, Katherine R ^a   Kensinger, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Emotion; Memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEMORY; MENTAL FUNCTION; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL BIAS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68349158845     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658210902939363     Document Type: Article

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