Effects of approach and withdrawal motivation on interactive economic decisions

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1456-1465

  Harlé, Katia M ^a   Sanfey, Alan G ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Approach; Avoidance; Decision making; Emotion; Motivation; Ultimatum game

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONELINESS; MALE; MOOD; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 78649742743     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699930903510220     Document Type: Article

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