Emotional devaluation of distracting patterns and faces: A consequence of attentional inhibition during visual search?

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1404-1415

  Raymond, Jane E ^a   Fenske, Mark J ^b   Westoby, Nikki ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Evaluation; Faces; Inhibition; Visual search

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; VISION;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTENTION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 32644471160     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.31.6.1404     Document Type: Article

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