The phenomenology and temporal distributions of autobiographical memories elicited with emotional and neutral cue words

Memory

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 286-300

  Maki, Yoichi ^a   Janssen, Steve M J ^a   Uemiya, A ^a   Naka, Makiko ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Cue words; Emotionality; Phenomenology; Temporal distribution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECALL; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; CUES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84876046506     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2012.725739     Document Type: Article

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