The prepared emotional reflex: Intentional preparation of automatic approach and avoidance tendencies as a means to regulate emotional responding

Emotion

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 593-598

  Eder, Andreas B ^a   Rothermund, Klaus ^a   Proctor, Robert W ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Approach and avoidance; Emotion regulation; Implementation intention; Impulsive behavior control; Prepared reflex

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REFLEX;

AVOIDANCE LEARNING; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REFLEX;

EID: 77955736827     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: 19311516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019009     Document Type: Article

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