Reactive and proactive control adjustments under increased depressive symptoms: Insights from the classic and emotional-face Stroop task

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 884-898

  Saunders, Blair ^a   Jentzsch, Ines ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conflict monitoring; Control adjustments; Depression; Proactive control; Reactive control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STROOP TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STROOP TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899987567     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2013.836235     Document Type: Article

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