Flexible control in processing affective and non-affective material predicts individual differences in trait resilience

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 380-388

  Genet, Jessica J ^a   Siemer, Matthias ^a  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive flexibility; Executive control; Resilience; Task switching

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 79551578055     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2010.491647     Document Type: Article

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