Cognitive bias via the Internet: A comparison of web-based and standard emotional Stroop tasks in social phobia

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-62

  Andersson, Gerhard ^a   Westöö, Johan ^b   Johansson, Linda ^b   Carlbring, Per ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cognitive bias; Emotional Stroop; Internet; Social phobia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESPONSE TIME; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TASK PERFORMANCE; THREAT;

ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITION; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; VOCABULARY;

EID: 33644599476     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506070500372469     Document Type: Article

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