Forgetting to forget: On the duration of voluntary suppression of neutral and emotional memories

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-80

  Nørby, Simon ^a   Lange, Martin ^a   Larsen, Axel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Delayed recall; Emotion; Forgetting; Think no think

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; COGNITION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CUES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REPRESSION;

EID: 74149083638     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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