Individual differences in positive affect moderate age-related declines in episodic long-term memory

Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 768-779

  Allen, Philip A ^a   Kaut, Kevin ^a   Baena, Elsa ^b   Lien, Mei Ching ^c   Ruthruff, Eric ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Episodic memory; Individual differences; Positive affect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISODIC MEMORY; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; AFFECT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; MEMORY DISORDER; NORMAL HUMAN; POSITIVE AFFECT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 80053486066     PISSN: 20445911     EISSN: 2044592X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20445911.2011.570254     Document Type: Article

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