Sensory displeasure reduces complex cognitive performance in the heat

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 158-163

  Gaoua, N ^a   Grantham, J ^a   Racinais, S ^a   El Massioui, F ^b  

^a ASPETAR ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 8   (France)

Author keywords

Affects; Attention; Brief exposure; Heat; Planning task

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858376379     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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