Effects of view of life and selection bias on emotional memory in old age

GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 161-168

  Chung, Christie ^a  

^a MILLS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Emotion; Memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO LIFE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENESCENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 78649951771     PISSN: 16629647     EISSN: 1662971X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1662-9647/a000019     Document Type: Article

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