The influence of positive mood on different aspects of cognitive control

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 265-279

  Martin, Elizabeth A ^a   Kerns, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Positive mood; Prepotent response inhibition; Storage capacity; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STIMULUS; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; STROOP TEST;

EID: 79551604032     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2010.491652     Document Type: Article

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