Affective bias in complex decision making: Modulating sensitivity to aversive feedback

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 235-248

  Davies, Julie L ^a   Turnbull, Oliver H ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affective bias; Decision making; Emotion

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955883995     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-011-9217-x     Document Type: Article

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