Neuroticism influences pupillary responses during an emotional interference task

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-49

  Prehn, Kristin ^a,b,c   Heekeren, Hauke R ^a,c,d   Blasek, Katharina ^b   Lapschies, Katharina ^b   Mews, Isabella ^b   van der Meer, Elke ^b  

^a Berlin NeuroImaging Center   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analogical reasoning; Conceptual relations; Emotional interference; Emotional relations; Individual differences; Neuroticism; Pupillary responses; Resource consumption

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PUPIL REFLEX; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; REACTION TIME; REFLEX, PUPILLARY;

EID: 51249122628     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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