New perspectives in attentional control theory

Michael Eysenck; Nazanin Derakshan

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2010.08.019

New perspectives in attentional control theory

Michael Eysenck, Nazanin Derakshan

School of Psychology

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Abstract

There have been several theoretical attempts to explain the effects of anxiety on cognitive performance. According to attentional control theory, anxiety impairs the efficiency of two executive functions (the inhibition and shifting functions). Another ma

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	955-960
Journal	PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
Volume	50
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2010.08.019
Publication status	Published - 2011

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