Implicit regulatory focus associated with asymmetrical frontal cortical activity

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 225-232

  Amodio, David M ^a,b   Shah, James Y ^a   Sigelman, Jonathan ^a   Brazy, Paige C ^a   Harmon Jones, Eddie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 1542511120     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1031(03)00100-8     Document Type: Article

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