Processing of facial expressions of negative emotion in alexithymia: The influence of temporal constraint

Journal of Personality

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1087-1107

  Parker, Philippa D ^a   Prkachin, Kenneth M ^a   Prkachin, Glenda C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL STUDY; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION; STATISTICS; TIME; VISION;

ADULT; AFFECT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; COGNITION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 21644461244     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2005.00339.x     Document Type: Article

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