Regulating cognitive control through approach-avoidance motor actions

Cognition

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 133-142

  Koch, Severine ^a   Holland, Rob W ^a   van Knippenberg, Ad ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Approach avoidance; Bodily feedback; Cognitive control; Embodiment; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AFFECT; COGNITION; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54249098181     PISSN: 00100277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2008.07.014     Document Type: Article

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