Hot or not: Response inhibition reduces the hedonic value and motivational incentive of sexual stimuli

The motivational incentive of reward-related stimuli can become so salient that it drives behavior at the cost of other needs. Here we show that response inhibition applied during a Go/No-go task not only impacts hedonic evaluations but also reduces the behavioral incentive of motivationally-relevan...

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Main Authors: Anne E. Ferrey, Alexandra eFrischen, Mark J. Fenske
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00575/full