Effects of suppressing negative memories on intrusions and autobiographical memory specificity

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 387-398

  Geraerts, Elke ^a   Hauer, Beatrijs J A ^b   Wessel, Ineke ^c  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MOOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL;

EID: 77955984971     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1684     Document Type: Article

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