The automaticity of affective reactions: Stimulus valence, arousal, and lateral spatial attention

Social Cognition

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 469-495

  Robinson, Michael D ^a   Compton, Rebecca J ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HAVERFORD COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 33747151307     PISSN: 0278016X     EISSN: 0278016X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/soco.2006.24.4.469     Document Type: Article

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