Liberating effects of losing executive control: When regulatory strategies turn maladaptive

Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-143

  Apfelbaum, Evan P ^a   Sommers, Samuel R ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 59349101876     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02266.x     Document Type: Article

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