Effects of positive mood on attention broadening for self-related information

Psychological Research

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 566-573

  Grol, Maud ^a   Koster, Ernst H W ^a   Bruyneel, Lynn ^a   De Raedt, Rudi ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902821502     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-013-0508-6     Document Type: Article

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