Activation of self-knowledge reduces conflict during occupational choice: An ERP study

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 119, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1640-1654

  Nakao, Takashi ^a   Takezawa, Tomohiro ^b   Shiraishi, Maiko ^a   Miyatani, Makoto ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benchmark hypothesis; Conflict related negativity (CRN); Medial prefrontal cortex; Occupational choice; Self knowledge; Social behavior selection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONFLICT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCUPATIONS; REACTION TIME; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350462746     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450802336790     Document Type: Article

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