TAP reading note: Go no-go performance under psychosocial stress: beneficial effects of implementation intentions

What the study found

Acute stress impaired go/no-go performance under standard instructions, while implementation intentions altered that effect. The finding ties post-stress function to a particular task and instruction.

Scope & limitations

42 men aged 21–39.

Small male-only experiment; a post-stress task result is not a whole-person recovery trajectory or proof of broad everyday benefit.

Population & sample

42 men aged 21–39.

Exposure or intervention

TSST versus rest; implementation intentions versus standard task instructions.

Outcomes

Go/no-go task performance, with cortisol, heart rate and anxiety responses.

Time frame

Task assessed after the experimental stressor.

Research funding

Not yet verified against the full text.

Research conflicts of interest

Not yet verified against the full text.

Reading scope

PubMed bibliographic record and abstract. This note covers the question and reported findings; detailed methods, supplements and complete declarations were not assessed.

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References

1. Scholz U, La Marca R, Nater UM, Aberle I, Ehlert U, Hornung R, Martin M, Kliegel M (2009). Go no-go performance under psychosocial stress: beneficial effects of implementation intentions. Neurobiology of learning and memory. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2008.09.002

Publication record

TAP-RDN-0104 · v1.0 · English

Author: TAP Editorial Team ·

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