Conflicts as aversive signals: Conflict priming increases negative judgments for neutral stimuli

Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 311-317

  Fritz, Julia ^a   Dreisbach, Gesine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulate cortex; Cognitive control; Conflict; Priming

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CINGULATE GYRUS; COGNITION; COLOR VISION; CONFLICT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS;

ADULT; COGNITION; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880679137     PISSN: 15307026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13415-012-0147-1     Document Type: Article

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