Dissociating effects of subclinical anxiety and depression on cognitive control

Advances in Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 38-49

  Ng, Jody ^a   Chan, Hoi Yan ^a   Schlaghecken, Friederike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Hybrid masked prime Simon task; Inhibition; Subclinical anxiety; Subclinical depression

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855911580     PISSN: 18951171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10053-008-0100-6     Document Type: Article

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