Effects of training on interpretation of emotional ambiguity

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A: Human Experimental Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1143-1162

  Grey, Susan ^a   Mathews, Andrew ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PAIRED ASSOCIATE LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIRED-ASSOCIATE LEARNING; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0034320514     PISSN: 02724987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713755937     Document Type: Article

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