Age-related positivity effects and autobiographical memory detail: Evidence from a past/future source memory task

Memory

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 641-652

  Gallo, David A ^a   Korthauer, Laura E ^a   McDonough, Ian M ^a   Teshale, Salom ^a   Johnson, Elizabeth L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Autobiographical memory; Future events; Positivity effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CUES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MENTAL RECALL; TIME;

EID: 80052830287     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2011.595723     Document Type: Article

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