Differential effects of arousal in positive and negative autobiographical memories

Memory

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 771-778

  Ford, Jaclyn Hennessey ^a   Addis, Donna Rose ^b   Giovanello, Kelly S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arousal; Autobiographical memory; Multilevel modelling; Valence; Vividness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MUSIC; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; CUES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MUSIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866466959     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2012.704049     Document Type: Article

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