Need as a moderator of the difficulty-cardiovascular response relation: The case of fluid deprivation

Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 228-238

  Storey, Parker L ^a   Wright, Rex A ^a   Williams, Barry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Active coping; Deprivation; Difficulty; Need; Reactivity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; DEHYDRATION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; RECOGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THIRST;

EID: 0029907470     PISSN: 02698803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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