Disgust and fear in response to spiders

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 809-830

  Vernon, Laura L ^a   Berenbaum, Howard ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SPIDER; STIMULUS;

EID: 0036829523     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699930143000464     Document Type: Article

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