Daily variability in working memory is coupled with negative affect: The role of attention and motivation

Emotion

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 605-617

  Brose, Annette ^a   Schmiedek, Florian ^a,b   Lövdén, Martin ^a,c,d   Lindenberger, Ulman ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b GERMAN INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Affect; Attention; Intraindividual variability; Motivation; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRETEST POSTTEST CONTROL GROUP DESIGN; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; WORKING MEMORY; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MOTIVATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867339718     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: 19311516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024436     Document Type: Article

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