Social relevance enhances memory for impressions in older adults

Memory

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 332-345

  Cassidy, Brittany S ^a   Gutchess, Angela H ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Impression formation; Memory; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860827158     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2012.660956     Document Type: Article

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