Manipulations of attention enhance self-regulation

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 104-110

  Hanif, Asma ^a   Ferrey, Anne E ^a   Frischen, Alexandra ^a,b,c   Pozzobon, Kathryn ^a   Eastwood, John D ^b   Smilek, Daniel ^c   Fenske, Mark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention; Inhibition; Scope of attention; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL CONTROL;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 84655166567     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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