Does mood really influence comparative optimism? Tracking an elusive effect

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 579-599

  Drace, Sasa ^a   Desrichard, Olivier ^a   Shepperd, James A ^b   Hoorens, Vera ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DECISION MAKING; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL;

AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MUSIC; NEGATIVISM; PERCEPTION; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72449160080     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466608X387098     Document Type: Article

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