Effects of emotional valence and arousal on recollective and nonrecollective recall

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 663-677

  Gomes, Carlos F A ^a   Brainerd, Charles J ^a   Stein, Lilian M ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dual retrieval models; Emotion; Memory; Recall; Valence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; RECALL; RECOGNITION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARKOV CHAINS; MENTAL RECALL; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VOCABULARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883033810     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028578     Document Type: Article

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