Developmental reversals in false memory: Effects of emotional valence and arousal

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-154

  Brainerd, C J ^a   Holliday, R E ^b   Reyna, V F ^a   Yang, Y ^a   Toglia, M P ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arousal; Emotion; False memory; Fuzzy trace theory; Memory development; Valence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMOTION; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMAN; MEMORY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RECOGNITION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EMOTIONS; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMANS; MEMORY; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REPRESSION; YOUNG ADULT; REPRESSION, PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 77954030426     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2010.04.013     Document Type: Article

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