Behavioral activation and inhibition in everyday life

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1135-1149

  Gable, Shelly L ^a   Reis, Harry T ^b   Elliot, Andrew J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0034204342     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.78.6.1135     Document Type: Article

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