Processing central and peripheral detail: How content arousal and emotional tone influence encoding

Media Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-99

  Yegiyan, Narine S ^a   Lang, Annie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77949338288     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213260903563014     Document Type: Article

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