The effects of anxiety upon attention allocation to affective stimuli

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 763-774

  Waters, Allison M ^a   Nitz, Ashley B ^b   Craske, Michelle G ^b   Johnson, Chris ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective stimuli; Attention allocation; Gender differences; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REACTION TIME; RESPONSE TIME; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33847090747     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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