Essays about: "Brian McGuigan"

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1. 1. The Effects of Stress and Executive Functions on Decision Making in an Executive Parallel Task

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Brian McGuigan; [2016]
   Keywords : stress; executive functions; parallel task;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of acute stress on parallel task performance with the Game of Dice Task (GDT) to measure decision making and the Stroop test.  Two previous studies have found that the combination of stress and a parallel task with the GDT and an executive functions task preserved performance on the GDT for a stress group compared to a control group. READ MORE