Imagined positive emotions and inhibitory control: The differentiated effect of pride versus happiness

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1314-1320

  Katzir, Maayan ^a   Eyal, Tal ^a   Meiran, Nachshon ^a   Kessler, Yoav ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Imagined emotions; Inhibitory control; Positive emotions; Prepotent response; Self control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; EMOTION; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 77956508452     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020120     Document Type: Article

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