The effect of emotion-focused orientation at retrieval on emotional memory in young and older adults

Memory

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 305-313

  Yang, Lixia ^a   Ornstein, Tisha J ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ageing; Emotion focused orientation; Emotional memory; Negativity bias; Positivity bias

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 79957580585     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2011.561803     Document Type: Article

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