Emotional impact feedback changes how we remember negative autobiographical experiences

Experimental Psychology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 354-359

  Takarangi, Melanie K T ^a   Strange, Deryn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Memory distortion; Psychological well being

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; RECALL; TIME;

EMOTIONS; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PEER GROUP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77956027840     PISSN: 16183169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1618-3169/a000042     Document Type: Article

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