Attentional Bias for Threatening Facial Expressions in Anxiety: Manipulation of Stimulus Duration

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 737-753

  Bradley, Brendan P ^a   Mogg, Karin ^a   Falla, Sara J ^b   Hamilton, Lucy R ^b  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0000085317     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026999398379411     Document Type: Article

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