Acute Stress Shapes Creative Cognition in Trait Anxiety

Acute Stress Shapes Creative Cognition in Trait Anxiety

This study examined the cognitive mechanism underlying acute stress in creative cognition among individuals with high and low trait anxiety. Specifically, cognitive inhibition was assessed using the flanker task during acute stress. Fifty-two participants (26 with high trait anxiety, 26 with low tra...

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Main Authors: Haijun Duan, Xuewei Wang, Zijuan Wang, Wenlong Xue, Yuecui Kan, Weiping Hu, Fengqing Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
acute stress
creative cognition
Trier social stress test
alternative uses test
remote associates test
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01517/full

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