Individual Differences in the Context-Dependent Recruitment of Cognitive Control: Evidence From Action Versus State Orientation

Journal of Personality

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 575-583

  Fischer, Rico ^a   Plessow, Franziska ^a,b   Dreisbach, Gesine ^c   Goschke, Thomas ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CONFLICT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940973900     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12140     Document Type: Article

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