Power affects basic cognition: Increased attentional inhibition and flexibility

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 685-697

  Guinote, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Attentional flexibility; Distractibility; Global and local processing; Inhibition; Power

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547176718     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2006.06.008     Document Type: Article

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