Emotional context at learning systematically biases memory for facial information

Memory and Cognition

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-133

  Bridge, Donna J ^a   Chiao, Joan Y ^a   Paller, Ken A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; RECOGNITION; SEMANTICS;

AFFECT; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEMANTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953952482     PISSN: 0090502X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/MC.38.2.125     Document Type: Article

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