The effect of trait anxiety and mood manipulation on the breadth of attention

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 209-223

  Keogh, Edmund ^a   French, Christopher C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033238626     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0984(199905/06)13:3<209::AID-PER346>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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