Affective orientation influences memory for emotional and neutral words

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-80

  Greenberg, Seth N ^a   Tokarev, Julian ^a   Estes, Zachary ^b  

^a CARLETON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84858397582     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5406/amerjpsyc.125.1.0071     Document Type: Article

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