Debiasing of pessimistic judgments associated with anxiety

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 173-180

  Bentz, Bret G ^a   Williamson, Donald A ^b   Franks, Susan F ^c  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cognitive bias; Debiasing; Judgmental bias

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MEMORY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREDICTION;

EID: 3542994454     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOBA.0000022109.68806.01     Document Type: Article

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