Immediate emotion-enhanced memory dependent on arousal and valence: The role of automatic and controlled processing

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 150, Issue , 2014, Pages 153-160

  Kang, Cheng ^a   Wang, Zhenhong ^a   Surina, Alyssa ^a   Lü, Wei ^a  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arousal; Automatic processing; Controlled processing; Emotion enhanced memory (EEM); Valence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901647699     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2014.05.008     Document Type: Article

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