Temperament, executive functions, and the allocation of attention to punishment feedback in passive avoidance learning

Journal of Personality

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 569-594

  Farmer, Richard F ^a   Whitehead, Kathryn A ^b   Woolcock, Colette Mary ^b  

^a OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

disinhibition; executive functions; harm avoidance; novelty seeking; Passive avoidance learning; response reflection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PUNISHMENT; REACTION TIME; RECUMBENCY; REWARD; TEMPERAMENT;

ADULT; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CUES; DECEPTION; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PUNISHMENT; REACTION TIME; REWARD; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 34247862166     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2007.00449.x     Document Type: Article

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