Relating individual differences in trait-anxiety to memory functioning in young children

Journal of Individual Differences

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 109-118

  Cheie, Lavinia ^a   Visu Petra, Laura ^a  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Emotional words facial expressions; Immediate and delayed memory; Preschoolers; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860206920     PISSN: 16140001     EISSN: 21512299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1614-0001/a000079     Document Type: Article

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