The processing of affectively valenced stimuli: The role of surprise

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 583-600

  Schützwohl, Achim ^a   Borgstedt, Kirsten ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; STIMULUS RESPONSE; THREAT;

EID: 21244440663     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699930441000337     Document Type: Article

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