Sex differences in implicit punishment sensitivity: Evidence from two cognitive paradigms

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 283-287

  Moeller, Sara K ^a   Robinson, Michael D ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cognition; Punishment sensitivity; Self regulation; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 71749089396     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.10.017     Document Type: Article

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