The influence of affective states varying in motivational intensity on cognitive scope Eddie Harmon-Jones

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue SEPTEMBER, 2012, Pages

  Harmon Jones, Eddie ^a   Gable, Philip A ^b   Price, Tom F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Approach motivation; Broadening; Cognitive scope; EEG; Emotion; ERP; Narrowing; Positive affect

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; BEHAVIORISM; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONDITIONING; DECISION MAKING; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; MENTAL TASK; MOOD; MOTIVATION; NEUROSCIENCE; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84898571345     PISSN: 16625145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2012.00073     Document Type: Review

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