Go no-go performance under psychosocial stress: beneficial effects of implementation intentions
Scholz U, La Marca R, Nater UM, Aberle I, Ehlert U, Hornung R, Martin M, Kliegel M
Neurobiology of learning and memory · 2009
What the research tells us
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 & interpretation
Small male-only experiment; a post-stress task result is not a whole-person recovery trajectory or proof of broad everyday benefit.
Study at a glance
- POPULATION & SAMPLE
- 42 men aged 21–39.
- EXPOSURE / INTERVENTION / SUBJECT
- 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.
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