Valence, arousal and cognitive control: A voluntary task switching study

The present study focused on the interplay between arousal, valence and cognitive control. To this end, we investigated how arousal and valence associated with affective stimuli influenced cognitive flexibility when switching between tasks voluntarily. Three hypotheses were tested. First, a valence...

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Main Authors: Jelle eDemanet, Baptist eLiefooghe, Frederick eVerbruggen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00336/full