The role of dispositional reappraisal in the age-related positivity effect

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 66 B, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 56-60

  Li, Tianyuan ^a   Fung, Helene H ^a   Isaacowitz, Derek M ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion regulation; Eye tracking; Fixation duration; Positivity effect; Pupil dilation; Reappraisal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; EYE FIXATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUPIL; SMOOTH PURSUIT EYE MOVEMENT; THINKING; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGING; ATTENTION; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PUPIL; PURSUIT, SMOOTH; THINKING; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79951994095     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbq074     Document Type: Article

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