Biased recognition of happy facial expressions in social anxiety

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 585-602

  Silvia, Paul J ^a   Allan, Wesley D ^a   Beauchamp, Daniel L ^a   Maschauer, Emily L ^a   Workman, Jamie O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 33745776938     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: 07367236     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2006.25.6.585     Document Type: Review

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