You may worry, but can you recognize threats when you see them?; Neuroticism, threat identifications, and negative affect

Journal of Personality

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1481-1506

  Tamir, Maya ^a   Robinson, Michael D ^b   Solberg, Emily Crawford ^c  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSIS; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME;

AFFECT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33748252062     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2006.00417.x     Document Type: Article

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