Feelings don't come easy: Studies on the effortful nature of feelings

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 520-534

  Kron, A ^a   Schul, Yaacov ^a   Cohen, Asher ^a   Hassin, Ran R ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cognitive load; Effort; Emotions; Feelings; Resources

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EMOTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECOGNITION; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MEMORY; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); STUDENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 77955724645     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020008     Document Type: Article

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