Negative affect improves the quality of memories: Trading capacity for precision in sensory and working memory

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1450-1456

  Spachtholz, Philipp ^a   Kuhbandner, Christof ^b   Pekrun, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Emotional states; Emotions; Iconic memory; Short term memory; Stimulus salience

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905090948     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/xge0000012     Document Type: Article

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