An Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Worry on Responses to a Discrimination Learning Task

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 251-261

  Salters Pedneault, Kristalyn ^a   Suvak, Michael ^b   Roemer, Lizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POST HOC ANALYSIS; RELAXATION SENSATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VARIANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 49449085024     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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