Antagonistic modulatory influences of negative affect on cognitive control: Reduced and enhanced interference resolution capability after the induction of fear and sadness

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 507-514

  Melcher, Tobias ^a   Obst, Katrin ^a,b   Mann, Andreas ^a   Paulus, Christine ^a   Gruber, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Affect; Attention; Cognitive control; Conflict; Emotion; Stroop

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTENTION; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84857269058     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2012.01.012     Document Type: Article

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