Attention and the Processing of Emotional Words and Names: Not So Special After All

Psychological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 171-178

  Harris, Christine R ^a   Pashler, Harold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 1642350206     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0956-7976.2004.01503005.x     Document Type: Article

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