Covariation bias for phylogenetic versus ontogenetic fear-relevant stimuli

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 415-422

  Kennedy, Susan J ^a   Rapee, Ronald M ^a   Mazurski, Evalynn J ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ONTOGENY; PHYLOGENY; SHOCK; SNAKE; SPIDER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSTINCT; JUDGMENT; PHOBIC DISORDERS;

EID: 0030938594     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7967(96)00128-3     Document Type: Article

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