Mood and the speed of decisions about anticipated resources and hazards

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-28

  Paul, Elizabeth S ^a   Cuthill, Innes ^a   Kuroso, Go ^a   Norton, Vicki ^a   Woodgate, Joe ^a   Mendl, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affective state; Anxiety; Decision making; Mood; Speed accuracy tradeoffs

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649974170     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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