Cognitive and Physiological Antecedents of Threat and Challenge Appraisal

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-72

  Tomaka, Joe ^a   Kibler, Jeffrey ^c   Blascovich, Jim ^b   Ernst, John M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of Texas ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COGNITION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; COGNITION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031184504     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.73.1.63     Document Type: Article

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