ERIC Number: EJ971179
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Aug
Pages: 5
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Sex Differences in How Erotic and Painful Stimuli Impair Inhibitory Control
Yu, Jiaxin; Hung, Daisy L.; Tseng, Philip; Tzeng, Ovid J. L.; Muggleton, Neil G.; Juan, Chi-Hung
Cognition, v124 n2 p251-255 Aug 2012
Witnessing emotional events such as arousal or pain may impair ongoing cognitive processes such as inhibitory control. We found that this may be true only half of the time. Erotic images and painful video clips were shown to men and women shortly before a stop signal task, which measures cognitive inhibitory control. These stimuli impaired inhibitory control only in men and not in women, suggesting that emotional stimuli may be processed with different weights depending on gender. (Contains 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Video Technology, Stimuli, Females, Inhibition, Cognitive Processes, Males, Task Analysis, Visual Stimuli, Adults, Gender Differences, Emotional Response
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Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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