Ought-approach versus ought-avoidance: Nonlinear effects on arousal under achievement situations

Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 67-90

  Stamovlasis, Dimitrios ^a   Sideridis, Georgios D ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cusp catastrophe; Heart rate; Motivation; Nonlinear dynamics; Ought approach; Ought avoidance; Self organization; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PILOT PROJECTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893469013     PISSN: 10900578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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