The joint effect of mood, task valence, and task difficulty on effort-related cardiovascular response and facial EMG

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 226-234

  Silvestrini, Nicolas ^a   Gendolla, Guido H E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular reactivity; Effort; Facial electromyogram; Mood; Mood regulation; Resource mobilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACE MUSCLE; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HABITUATION; HAPPINESS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONELINESS; MALE; MOOD; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650496594     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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