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Memory for emotional words: The role of semantic relatedness, encoding task and affective valence

Pilar FerréResearch Center for Behavior Assessment and Department of Psychology, Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Isabel FragaCognitive Processes & Behavior Research Group, Department of Social Psychology, Basic Psychology and Methodology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Montserrat ComesañaCognitive Processes & Behavior Research Group, Department of Social Psychology, Basic Psychology and Methodology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain;Human Cognition Lab, CIPsi, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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Rosa Sánchez-CasasResearch Center for Behavior Assessment and Department of Psychology, Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain; deceased
Pages 1401-1410 | Received 30 Oct 2013, Accepted 27 Oct 2014, Published online: 01 Dec 2014

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