The effect of mood on detection of covariation

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1487-1497

  Braverman, Julia ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Covariation detection; Emotion; Information elaboration; Mood; Motivation

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FACE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES;

AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; BOSTON; FACE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 27644595593     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167205276152     Document Type: Article

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