Episodic and semantic knowledge in emotional self-report: Evidence for two judgment processes

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 198-215

  Robinson, Michael D ^a   Clore, Gerald L ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; SELF CONCEPT; SEMANTICS;

ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITION; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SEMANTICS;

EID: 85047671607     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.83.1.198     Document Type: Article

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