Emotions shape memory suppression in trait anxiety

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue JAN, 2014, Pages

  Marzi, Tessa ^a   Regina, Antonio ^a   Righi, Stefania ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Emotions; Memory suppression; Think No think paradigm; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893578661     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.01001     Document Type: Article

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