Contextual influences in the resolution of ambiguity in anxiety

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 879-890

  Richards, Anne ^a   Blanchette, Isabelle ^b   Munjiza, Jasna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARE; EMOTIONALITY; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL TASK; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 34249796392     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699930601054018     Document Type: Article

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