Age, gender, and arousal in recognition of negative and neutral pictures 1 year later

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1039-1052

  Gavazzeni, Joachim ^a   Andersson, Tom ^b   Bäckman, Lars ^a   Wiens, Stefan ^b   Fischer, Håkan ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aging; Arousal; Emotional enhancement; Gender; Recognition

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; RECOGNITION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; AROUSAL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84867049349     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027946     Document Type: Article

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