Verbal short-term memory reflects the organization of long-term memory: Further evidence from short-term memory for emotional words

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 181-197

  Majerus, Steve ^a   D'Argembeau, Arnaud ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique FNRS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Emotion; Language processing; Semantic; Verbal short term memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651096899     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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