Covariation bias for blood-injury stimuli and aversive outcomes

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-47

  Pury, Cynthia L S ^a   Mineka, Susan ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INJURY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOBIA; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0031021579     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7967(96)00075-7     Document Type: Article

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