Dissociating motivational direction and affective valence: Specific emotions alter central motor processes

Psychological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 938-942

  Coombes, Stephen A ^a   Cauraugh, James H ^a   Janelle, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; REACTION TIME; VISION;

AFFECT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; MOTIVATION; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 35348963709     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.02005.x     Document Type: Article

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