A Simon effect for threat-related stimulus content

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-132

  Schrooten, Martien G S ^a   Smulders, Fren T Y ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Preferential processing; Simon effect; Threat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; RESPONSE TIME; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STUDENT; THREAT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; AUTOMATISM; AWARENESS; COLOR PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; READING; SEMANTICS;

EID: 33947545465     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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