Attentional task aptitude and performance anxiety

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 389-408

  Hopko, Derek R ^a   Hunt, Melissa K ^a   Armento, Maria E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Attention; Intelligence; Performance; Stroop task

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746191326     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1072-5245.12.4.389     Document Type: Article

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