Individual differences in cognitive control: The role of psychoticism and working memory in set-shifting

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 629-643

  Smillie, Luke D ^a   Cooper, Andrew J ^a   Tharp, Ian J ^a   Pelling, Emma L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOSIS; REINFORCEMENT; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REVERSAL LEARNING; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73349112285     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712608X382094     Document Type: Article

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