Trait self-control is predicted by how reward associations modulate Stroop interference

Psychological Research

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 944-951

  Wolff, Max ^a   Krönke, Klaus Martin ^a   Goschke, Thomas ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; REWARD; SELF CONTROL; SELF REPORT; STROOP TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; REWARD; SELF REPORT; SELF-CONTROL; STROOP TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84944589938     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-015-0707-4     Document Type: Article

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