Inhibitory deficits in trait anxiety: Increased stimulus-based or response-based interference?

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1339-1345

  Berggren, N ^a   Derakshan, N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Cognitive control; Executive control; Stimulus response compatibility; Stroop

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ATTENTION; CONFLICT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTION TIME; STROOP TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

ANXIETY; ATTENTION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PERSONALITY; REACTION TIME; STROOP TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930817832     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-014-0611-8     Document Type: Article

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