The relationship between performance monitoring, satisfaction with life, and positive personality traits

Biological Psychology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 222-228

  Larson, Michael J ^a   Good, Daniel A ^a   Fair, Joseph E ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACC; Anterior cingulate; Cognitive control; Emotion; Error negativity (Ne); Negative affect; Optimism; Positive affect; Satisfaction with life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTIMISM; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77349100806     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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