Modulation of executive attention by threat stimulus in test-anxious students

Modulation of executive attention by threat stimulus in test-anxious students

The study examined whether test anxiety (TA) is related to impaired attentional networks under emotional distraction. High and low test-anxious students completed a modified version of the Attention Network Test (ANT) in which emotional distracters, specifically threat-related or neutral words, were...

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Main Authors: Huan eZhang, Renlai eZhou, Jilin eZou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Attention Network Test
modulation
Emotional Distraction
executive attention
test anxiety
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01486/full

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