Test-retest reliability of the emotional stroop task: Examining the paradox of measurement change

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 514-520

  Eide, P ^a   Kemp, A ^a   Silberstein, R B ^a   Nathan, P J ^a   Stough, C ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emotion; Emotional Stroop; Reliability; Test retest

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COLOR; EMOTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COLOR; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0038894011     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980209605547     Document Type: Article

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