Attentional control deficits in trait anxiety: Why you see them and why you don't

Biological Psychology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 440-446

  Berggren, Nick ^a   Derakshan, Nazanin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Attentional control; Processing efficiency

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ATTENTION CONTROL THEORY; EMOTIONALITY; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MENTAL STRESS; MENTAL TASK; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAIT ANXIETY; WORKING MEMORY;

ANXIETY; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MOTIVATION;

EID: 84875118837     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2012.03.007     Document Type: Review

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