Dynamic relationships between stress states and working memory

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 357-373

  Matthews, Gerald ^a   Campbell, Sian E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attentional control; Distress; Task engagement; Transactional model of stress; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYNAMICS; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL STRESS; MENTAL TASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RECALL; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 76949083093     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699930903378719     Document Type: Article

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