The effects of dysphoria and rumination on cognitive flexibility and task selection

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 323-331

  Owens, Max ^a   Derakshan, Nazanin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive flexibility; Congruency effect; Dysphoria; Filtering; Inhibition; Perseveration; Rumination; Task switching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION;

ADULT; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES;

EID: 84873952031     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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