Selective processing of masked and unmasked verbal threat material in anxiety: Influence of an immediate acute stressor

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 812-835

  Edwards, Mark S ^a   Burt, Jennifer S ^a   Lipp, Ottmar V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICIPATORY ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUDITORY MASKING; AWARENESS; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; EXPOSURE VARIABLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBJECT MANIPULATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING; SCORING SYSTEM; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SEMANTICS; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; THREAT;

EID: 33748360531     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699930500375761     Document Type: Article

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