What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You: Uncertainty Impairs Executive Function

Three studies demonstrated that situational uncertainty impairs executive function on subsequent unrelated tasks. Participants were randomly assigned to either uncertain situations (not knowing whether they would have to give a speech later, Studies 1-2; uncertain about how to complete a task, Study...

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Main Authors: Jessica L. Alquist, Roy F. Baumeister, Dianne M. Tice, Tammy J. Core
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.576001/full

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