Emotional Distractors Can Enhance Attention

Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2322-2328

  Sussman, Tamara J ^a   Heller, Wendy ^b   Miller, Gregory A ^b,c   Mohanty, Aprajita ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; arousal; attention; distractors; emotions; valence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DISTRACTORS; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; DISTRACTORS; EMOTIONS; VALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887357581     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797613492774     Document Type: Article

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